Brother Leo was the 13th century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi, the late pope's namesake."Together, we must try to find out how to be a missionary church, a church that ...

meeting with the cardinals who chose him to lead the Catholic Church and follow in Pope Francis’ reform-minded footsteps.In his first words as Pope Francis' successor, uttered from the loggia of St.

Thousands cheered in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday when white smoke emerged over the Vatican, signaling the election of a new pope. He was introduced as Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal ...

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Pope Leo XIV's pontifical name is a reflection of his intent to lead the Catholic Church with a "clear vision" amid a turbulent world, Italian Cardinal Fernando Filoni said Friday. The Italian ...

The Catholic church has a new leader ... from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. The 69-year-old new Bishop of Rome’s first words to the faithful were “peace be with you.” ...

Geoff Bennett: For more on Pope Leo XIV and what he means for both the church and for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, we turn now to two guests, both in Rome. Kim Daniels is the director of the ...

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The world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics have a new spiritual leader, the 267th pontiff to lead the nearly 2,000-year-old church ... Addressing the faithful in St. Peter's Square in Italian ...