One of the many titles that Pope Leo XIV, 69, assumed when he was elected on May 8 was bishop of Rome. He has now formally ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican began the conclave process to elect the new pope. Some students studying at ...

Set to turn 70 on September 14, the new pope has the potential to have a long and eventful pontificate. Here, see photos of ...

By now you’ve probably heard about Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff and the 267th head of the Roman Catholic Church. A dual-national, he’s also the first Peruvian citizen to serve as pope ...

It has been revealed that newly elected Pope Leo XIV is huge fan of one particular British TV show in particular, which has come as a surprise to many. Last week, white smoke billowed above the ...

When Pope Francis died, the morning after Easter, prominent right-wing Catholics leapt at the chance to lobby for a more conservative, even Trumpian, leader of the Church. Far-right pundit Jack ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but maintained a close relationship with Pope Francis and support for ...

On a sweltering January day in 2018, Pope Francis addressed 100,000 of the faithful in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, not far from where gold mining had ravaged an expanse of Amazon rainforest about the ...

The papal apartments was sealed shortly after Pope Francis' death in April Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously ...

After Pope Francis' death in April, the papal apartments inside the Apostolic Palace were sealed, a ritual that symbolizes the papal throne is empty and secures his personal papers. On Sunday ...

Other photos include his first Mass as pope, praying at the tomb of Pope Francis and his audience with journalists on Monday. Leo is taking over the Instagram account begun by Pope Francis in 2016.

However, before we allow our beloved Pope Francis to recede into memory, I would offer one final reflection on him as it pertains to a critical matter quite dear to his heart. The context is that ...