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Steven Grattan

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May 13, 2025

'Leo will follow Francis.' Amazon Catholics hope the new pope will protect the rain forest

Clergymen and faithful in the Amazon region see Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV, who spent about two decades in Peru's countryside, as a pontiff who will protect the region and fight against climate change.

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