In 1896, Pope Boniface VI reigned for 16 days, while Pope Celestine IV held office for 17 days ... Believed to be the longest-serving Pope in history, Saint Peter was thought to have reigned for 34 ...

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.

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square before his inauguration mass on May 18, 2025. AP During the Mass, Leo appeared to choke up when the two potent symbols of the papacy were ...

Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV look at a pallium, he blessed for the new metropolitan archbishops during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first "Regina Caeli" prayer at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday. The newly elected holy father delivered the message just hours after visiting the tomb of his ...

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 ...

St. Peter’s Square is prepared before dawn for the installation Mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Vatican. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke about unity on Sunday, June 29, after bestowing the pallium on 54 new metropolitan archbishops on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, patrons of the city of Rome. | Vatican Media ...

Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, echoing the urgent plea for peace that was a recurring theme of his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV mentioned forms of the word “missionary” twice on the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election. He called on Catholics “to proclaim the Gospel without ...