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May 12, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Did Trump Just Try to Take Credit for the New Pope?
Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope in history. Donald Trump apparently thinks that’s his own doing.
May 8, 2025
Edith Olmsted
We Just Got a New Pope—and MAGA Is Already Losing Its Mind
MAGA is in full meltdown mode over the new pope’s tweets.
May 8, 2025
Alex Shephard
Here’s What the New Pope Really Thinks (Beside Hating Trump)
Pope Leo XIV—the American Robert Francis Prevost—was a close ally of Pope Francis. The two share many of the same views on climate, migrants, and “gender ideology.”
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