The Catholic church is preparing to inaugurate its 267th pontiff Sunday in an incense-laced rite heralding the start of a novel papacy — one filled by a White Sox fan and former missionary whose dual ...

For Miami, known as the gateway to Latin America ... s Square at the Vatican in both Italian and Spanish during his first remarks after becoming pope. Speaking Spanish will help him connect ...

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a relinquishing of papal authority from Europe.

to be missionaries," he said in fluent Italian. Pope Leo XIV's first Latin Mass with the College of Cardinals will start on May 9, 2025 at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. EDT). How to watch Pope Leo ...