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Pope Lew XIV: Maybe He Can Clean Up The Mess In The U.S. by Al Jazeera Staff

Excitement, shock in Rome as first American pope, Leo XIV, elected

For the first time in history, an American cardinal, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is the head of the Catholic Church. CBS News’ Seth Doane and Candida Moss report. Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, a Dominican friar, and Jim Priestley, a friend of Pope Leo XIV.

The Vatican’s messy finances: Will Pope Leo XIV be able to clean up?

In the days leading up to the papal conclave, which concluded on Thursday with the election of Robert Francis Prevost, 69, as Pope Leo XIV, the editor of Catholic Church specialist news outlet Crux wrote:

“Fundamentally, there are three qualities cardinals look for every time they have to kick the tires on a possible pope. They want a missionary, someone who can put a positive face on the faith; a statesman, someone who can stand on the global stage with the Donald Trumps, Vladimir Putins and Xi Jinpings of the world and hold his own; and a governor, someone who can take control of the Vatican and make the trains run on time, including dealing with its financial crisis.” To learn more go to the link below:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/9/the-vaticans-messy-finances-will-pope-leo-xiv-be-able-to-clean-up

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