{"id":74776,"date":"2026-01-28T03:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=74776"},"modified":"2026-01-28T03:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:45:25","slug":"adopt-a-bishop-initiative-invites-faithful-to-pray-for-church-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/adopt-a-bishop-initiative-invites-faithful-to-pray-for-church-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Initiative \u201eAdopt a Bishop\u201c l\u00e4dt Gl\u00e4ubige dazu ein, f\u00fcr Kirchenf\u00fchrer zu beten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Pope Leo XIV speaks to bishops gathered for the Jubilee of Bishops on June 25, 2025, in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 11, 2026 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Soon after the election of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle shared in a press conference that moments before then-Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen to be pontiff, Tagle noticed the emotion by the soon-to-be-pope as it was becoming more clear he would be elected, so\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Soon after the election of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle shared in a press conference that moments before then-Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen to be pontiff, Tagle noticed the emotion by the soon-to-be-pope as it was becoming more clear he would be elected, so\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":76233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-74776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37916,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/inside-the-conclave-how-the-americas-paved-the-way-to-pope-leo-xiv\/","url_meta":{"origin":74776,"position":0},"title":"Inside the conclave: How the Americas paved the way to Pope Leo XIV","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"VATICAN CITY (RNS) &#8212; Three conclaves set the stage for the moment when Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, stunning the world as the first U.S.-born pontiff elected in just four ballots: the conclave depicted in the quiet Oscar-nominated movie; the conclave envisioned by the media frenzy; and the actual secret votes of a College of Cardinals who barely knew each other. 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