In a matter of minutes, the new pope went from the name Robert Prevost, to Pope Leo XIV. But why do pope’s names change once they are elected? For most of the Catholic Church’s first millennium, popes ...
This story has been updated. The Catholic Church and its approximately 1.4 billion followers have a new leader and the first American pope. At 6:06 p.m. Rome time Thursday, May 8, white smoke emanated ...
By choosing Türkiye and Lebanon for his first trip, the new American pope sends a striking message of moral pushback in the Middle East and a call ...
In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that “Deaths in 2025” – an entry that includes Pope Francis – was their ...
The profile of Pope Leo XIV is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia, and his names — both the one he took upon beginning his pontificate on May 8 and his given name, ...
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday on the second day of his trip to Turkey and stressed the need for Christian unity in meetings and liturgies with the country's Christian leaders ...
Pope Leo XIV's first full-length U.S. book is set to release next winter. HarperOne announced Wednesday that it has acquired ...