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Friday, May 9, 2025
RNS Morning Report - Robert Prevost, first US pope, will reign as Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a shocking vote that caught the Catholic world by surprise, Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the 267th pope, and the first United States citizen to become the bishop of Rome.
(RNS) — ‘The election of an American Pope, the first American Pope … there’s a signal here that the church is taking a side in what’s happening around the globe,' said Steven Millies, a professor at Catholic Theological Union.
(RNS) – 'As an Augustinian Catholic institution, we celebrate this significant day for our university community and the global church,' said the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, president of Villanova University, the alma mater of the new pope.
(RNS) — The survey marks the first time Pew Research Center asked people outside the United States and Asian countries about practices related to Buddhism, Asian folk religions and New Age spirituality.
(RNS) — ‘Faith leaders have been at the forefront of every progressive movement in our nation’s history … so I’m glad to see faith leaders speaking out and getting into good trouble in opposition to the upcoming reconciliation bill,’ Delaware Sen. Chris Coons told RNS.
(RNS) — A long-simmering dispute over a proposed homeless shelter at a New Jersey church turned ugly last week, as leaders of Toms River voted to try to seize the church’s property.
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