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The Holy Father’s reflection on the passage captured themes of painful transformation for the broader benefit of humanity.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Democracy Is in Peril By Adam Liptak Page A14
From a Cell in Europe, Duterte Is Far Ahead in a Philippine Election
By Sui-Lee Wee
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For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father.
—Alan Rappeport Aishvarya Kavi Maggie Haberman Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The nearness of God’s grace and God’s love is surely manifest in the election of a Holy Father whose origins are from somewhere that to many may seem unlikely and even miraculous.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
Editorial: Welcome, Pope Leo XIV, Chicago’s Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Donald Trump and JD Vance on social media.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
As the Bishop of Rome and Successor of Saint Peter, our Holy Father is for the entire world the visible principle of Christian unity.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
Hours after white smoke billowed from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel signaling the selection of a new Pope, faithful followers flocked to Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to say prayers and offer best wishes to Chicago native Robert Cardinal Prevost, the new Catholic Holy Father.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
While Pope Francis was the first Holy Father from the Americas, Pope Leo XIV is the first Pontiff from the United States of America.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 May 2025
But the unfortunate truth is that the late Holy Father also let some divisions deepen on his watch.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Democracy Is in Peril By Adam Liptak Page A14
From a Cell in Europe, Duterte Is Far Ahead in a Philippine Election
By Sui-Lee Wee
Page A4
For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father.
—Alan Rappeport Aishvarya Kavi Maggie Haberman Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The nearness of God’s grace and God’s love is surely manifest in the election of a Holy Father whose origins are from somewhere that to many may seem unlikely and even miraculous.
—Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
Editorial: Welcome, Pope Leo XIV, Chicago’s Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has shared criticism of Donald Trump and JD Vance on social media.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
As the Bishop of Rome and Successor of Saint Peter, our Holy Father is for the entire world the visible principle of Christian unity.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
Hours after white smoke billowed from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel signaling the selection of a new Pope, faithful followers flocked to Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to say prayers and offer best wishes to Chicago native Robert Cardinal Prevost, the new Catholic Holy Father.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
While Pope Francis was the first Holy Father from the Americas, Pope Leo XIV is the first Pontiff from the United States of America.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 May 2025
But the unfortunate truth is that the late Holy Father also let some divisions deepen on his watch.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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“Holy Father.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Father. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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