Pope Leo XIV could boost Catholic church attendance in US, Augustinian says

With Pope Leo XIV being the first American pontiff, it could draw more people in the U.S. back to church, according to Br. Frank Connor, a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, a mendicant religious order within the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV "being an American, first off, is historic. Then, being from Chicago specifically, I think it appeals to a lot of the people in the Midwest [and] in the middle of the country," Connor said. "What's significant about that for American Catholics...