The Advocate

'Our first American Pope': Conservative, progressive Catholics in LA see hope in Leo XIV

He is American, born and raised in Chicago. He is a naturalized Peruvian, following decades of ministry there. He is an acolyte of the progressive Pope Francis — though he also holds more traditional ...
AOL

Meet America’s new ‘MAGA Catholics’ fighting the religion’s rising wokeness

Their critics call them MAGA Catholics. Others label them as traditionalists — even fundamentalists. What is certain is that conservative or “faithful” Catholics, as they often prefer to be known, ...
The New York Times

‘This Moment Is Critical.’ Whither Progressive Christians After Pope Francis?

Catholics and Protestants who saw Pope Francis as a guiding moral figure are losing their voice. By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham cover religion and faith. For 12 years ...
NBC News

Pope Francis' death leaves Catholic Church at a crossroads after he charted a progressive path

For Elijah Smith, who grew up Lutheran and Southern Baptist, Pope Francis' teachings centering on social justice and recognition of the marginalized helped to influence his decision to convert to ...
CBS 6

Local religious leaders react to first American Pope

(WRGB) — Albany Roman Catholic Dioses react to First American Pope: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The ...