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Welch Statement on Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pope
May 08, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:

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Welch Statement on Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pope

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost--now Pope Leo XIV--as the new Pope. Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope:

"This is an exciting and historic moment for the Church, and also for America. Pope Leo X . . .

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