From an unreasonable focus on Church reform to mismanagement of the Vatican’s finances, new Pope Leo XIV will bring much-needed tradition and order to the Vatican when he is inaugurated this ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful in St. Peter's Square for the Inauguration Mass on May 18, 2025 in Vatican City. Simone Risoluti / Getty Images ...

The first official portrait of Pope Leo XIV was released on Friday. Vatican News shared the portrait on Facebook, and in just three hours, the post was shared over 4,700 times and liked 1,200 times.

At Leo’s inaugural Mass, Louis Prevost, the pope’s oldest brother from Florida who has described himself as a “MAGA type,” sat next to Usha Vance, the second lady.

Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass is scheduled for Sunday. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) Where can the service be viewed remotely? EWTN Global Catholic Television Network plans to livestream the Mass.

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 ...

Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated an outdoor Mass formally inaugurating him as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, telling world leaders, the assembled hierarchy of his church and more than ...

Pope Leo XIV talks to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha after a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, May 18, 2025.

Can Leo, the Pan-American pope, boost the Catholic Church’s popularity? There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within ...

Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the Catholic Church, presided over his inaugural Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, where thousands of people and a number of world leaders gathered to meet and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican.

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.