Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 14:32 pm (CNA). On May 8, 2025, the first American pope was elected to lead the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Leo XIV.  Here is…

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 15:32 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV greeted the world for the first time on Thursday with the words “Peace be with you all.” The 69-year-old new…

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. / Credit: Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 15:52 pm (CNA). Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, May 8 — the first pope from the United States.  Smiling and waving while wearing more traditional papal garb than his predecessor — and appearing to…

Deborah True. / Credit: Vero Beach Police Department CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA). The former administrator of a Florida Catholic parish pleaded no contest in court this month to charges that she stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Vero Beach church years ago.  Prosecutors had alleged in 2022 that…