NY Times Africa World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American by May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025 218 Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease. 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail previous post Koyo Kouoh, Prominent Art World Figure, Is Dead at 57 next post Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church You may also like Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a... April 24, 2026 Tanzania Report Blames ‘Outside Forces’ for Deadly Election... April 24, 2026 Pope Leo, Visiting African Prison, Urges Inmates to... April 23, 2026 Pope Leo Is Skipping Some of Africa’s Biggest... April 22, 2026 Nigeria Charges Six With Treason Over Coup Plot April 22, 2026 Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His... April 19, 2026 In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy... April 18, 2026 ‘I Would Rather Be a Dwarf’: A Comic... April 18, 2026 Pope Leo, Amid Standoff With Trump, Says ‘Woe... April 17, 2026 South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to... April 17, 2026