Today, the Roman Catholic Church marked a historic milestone with the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV—the first American to ascend to the papacy in its over 2000-year history. The announcement came as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:07 p.m. local time, signalling to the world that the 133 cardinal electors had … Continue reading A new shepherd: Pope Leo XIV and the promise of unity