{"id":12345,"date":"2025-05-08T14:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?p=12345"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:10:56","slug":"ancient-order-of-hibernians-congratulates-pope-leo-xiv-first-american-pope-on-his-election-as-the-267th-successor-of-st-peter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/2025\/05\/08\/ancient-order-of-hibernians-congratulates-pope-leo-xiv-first-american-pope-on-his-election-as-the-267th-successor-of-st-peter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Order of Hibernians Congratulates Pope Leo XIV, First American Pope, on His Election as the 267th Successor of St. Peter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PopeLeoXIV-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PopeLeoXIV-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PopeLeoXIV-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PopeLeoXIV-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PopeLeoXIV-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PopeLeoXIV.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York \u2014 May 8, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America (AOH) extends heartfelt congratulations and prayerful best wishes to His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, on his election as the 267th successor of St. Peter. His election marks a special moment for American Catholics as the first pope born in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe offer our prayers and support to Pope Leo XIV as he begins his ministry as Bishop of Rome and Pastor of the Universal Church,\u201d said Sean Pender, National President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ad Multos Annos, Pope Leo XIV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class = 'socialMediaOnEveryPost'><div id=\"sgmbShare1-1\" class=\"sgmbShare jssocials-theme-classic sgmbWidget1-1\"><\/div><div class=\"dropdownWrapper dropdownWrapper1 dropdownWrapper-for-widget \" id=\"dropdownWrapper-for-widget\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownLabel\" id=\"dropdownLabel-share-list\"><span class=\"sgmbButtonListLabel1\">Share List<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownPanel dropdownPanel1-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><script>  SGMB_URL = \"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-builder\/\"; jQuery(\".dropdownWrapper\").hide(); 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