For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

During the Mass, Leo appeared to choke up when the two potent symbols of the papacy were placed on him ... David Biller and Isaia Monteleone contributed to this report. Associated Press religion ...

I would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world,” he said.

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace ... Associated ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of ... Associated Press religion coverage receives ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to ... Associated Press ...

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