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Leo is the first pontiff to be comfortable using a smart phone, wearing an Apple watch and writing his own emails.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Attendance at the Mass, hosted by the Archdiocese of Chicago, was among the highest in archdiocesan history — though surpassed by the famed 1979 Mass in Grant Park celebrated by Pope John Paul II, the only pontiff to come to Chicago.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Trump has accused Pope Leo XIV of being soft on terrorism and supporting negotiations with Iran, claiming the pontiff endangers Catholics by failing to oppose Iran’s potential acquisition of nuclear weapons.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The head of Haiti’s transitional government is scheduled to meet the pontiff on Saturday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Attendance at the Mass, hosted by the Archdiocese of Chicago, was among the highest in archdiocesan history — though surpassed by the famed 1979 Mass in Grant Park celebrated by Pope John Paul II, the only pontiff to come to Chicago.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Trump has accused Pope Leo XIV of being soft on terrorism and supporting negotiations with Iran, claiming the pontiff endangers Catholics by failing to oppose Iran’s potential acquisition of nuclear weapons.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The head of Haiti’s transitional government is scheduled to meet the pontiff on Saturday.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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