Leo inherits celebrations for that from Francis, who died on 21 April, aged 88. Beyond the religious pageantry and events, cardinals and other clerics gave glimpses into Leo’s background and his ...

Pope Leo signals he will press ahead with Francis' agenda Leo asks world's cardinals to commit to Church reforms Pope says Church should take lead against AI Cardinal says Vatican-China deal also ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over the first Mass of his papacy on Friday, where he delivered the homily, beginning it in English. He urged Catholics to go beyond superficial faith and called on the ...

Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and succeed Pope Francis. Pope Leo XIV is the first pope born in the United States and the ...

A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced the day after stunning the world with the election of the first pope ...

Leo XIV aims to serve as 'faithful administrator' for the Church He inherits challenges like budget shortfall and divisions over LGBT inclusion Formal inauguration Mass to be held on May 18 Leo is ...

On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor of St. Peter, making him the 267th pope and the first from the United States.

A day after becoming the first North American head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel Friday. In his homily, he said he hoped to bring light to ...

As a result, Leo had a prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals have.One aspect that some thought would work against him, however, is that he’s American. Given the ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the world for the first time on Thursday with the words “Peace be with you all.” The 69-year-old new Pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the first ...

One day I found an old window, and I thought how would my prints look in a window ... To go back to the other pane, The lion with a sun in his mouth - I happen to be a Leo and the sun is my planet.

My element is fire.” A proud Leo, Saar often uses lions in her prints. The animals stand among constellations and symbols of the zodiac in the artist’s prints and some of her early window work. In ...