{
  "id": 9257312,
  "title": "The Catholic Church's new power players: Americans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/the-catholic-churchs-new-power-players-americans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/religions/article/2026/09/22/the-catholic-church-s-new-power-players-americans_6757825_63.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "They hold key positions at the Holy See and are establishing think tanks, foundations and universities in Rome. In the wake of their compatriot Robert Prevost, who became Pope Leo XIV in 2025 and whose popularity continues to grow in the United States, American Catholics are throwing their full weight into shaping Catholicism.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Panama Catholic Church reports dozens of clerical abuse cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/panama-catholic-church-reports-dozens-of-clerical-abuse-cases",
        "published": "2026-09-22T23:10:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}