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Before his rise to the papacy, Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared to have shared news articles via an account on the social media platform X that were critical of the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations of migrants.
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 May 2025
Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and media draw.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The College of Cardinals has elected an American, Robert Prevost, to the papacy.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
An American pope: WATCH: Video shows Robert Prevost introduced as Pope Leo XIV at Vatican balcony
Francis eschewed a lot of the pomp and pretense of the papacy, living in a simple apartment, riding in a Fiat and adopting a more humble, accessible air than most of his predecessors.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 May 2025
Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and media draw.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The College of Cardinals has elected an American, Robert Prevost, to the papacy.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
An American pope: WATCH: Video shows Robert Prevost introduced as Pope Leo XIV at Vatican balcony
Francis eschewed a lot of the pomp and pretense of the papacy, living in a simple apartment, riding in a Fiat and adopting a more humble, accessible air than most of his predecessors.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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