Richard Wood

President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife

President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC Dornsife

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In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

Habemus papam – we have a pope. He’s American!

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV – a 69-year-old Chicago native – shared a message of peace. He is the first American pope.

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Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

Pope Francis dies at 88. His legacy reverberates in Los Angeles

Pope Francis is remembered for having a more progressive approach to immigration, climate change, and the LGBTQ commmunity than his predecessors.

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