Pope Leo XIV, left, is flanked by Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, second from left, after his meeting with the College of Cardinals in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican, Saturday, May 10, 2025.

Leo has made other changes, too At his inaugural Mass on May 18, 2025, Pope Leo XIV reached out his arm to sprinkle holy water and revealed a shirt with cufflinks, which Francis had largely avoided.

Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost speaks to the new pontiff in their first phone call on May 8, 2025. AP “Oh, he’s called for two hours already,” a disconcerted John said.

Father Robert Mehlhart, the president of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, has started a social media campaign called "Sing Along with Pope Leo XIV" to encourage people to join the Pope in ...

Pope Leo to take holiday in Castel Gandolfo, reviving a tradition Pope Leo XIV will resurrect a tradition that is more than 400 years old on Sunday when he heads out of Vatican City for a summer ...

Pope Leo XIV is surrounded by journalists with smartphones at the Vatican, on May 12, 2025. Correspondent New papal names often drip with meaning. Pope Francis, in 2013, named himself after Saint ...

COMMENTARY: Long before his election, Pope Leo XIV was reflecting on authority, obedience and communion. His 1987 doctoral dissertation offers a striking preview of the leadership now unfolding.

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass took place on the morning of Sunday, May 18, in St Peter's Square in Rome. Having sprinkled water towards those assembled as a remembrance of baptism and heard ...

Speaking to 32 new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV warned them to not be taken in by today’s models of success and prestige in the world “that are dubious and short-lived.” ...

Pope Leo, the first American to lead the Catholic Church and a member of the Augustinian order, reaffirmed the Church's position against abortion, called for protection of religious freedom and ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.