The new Leo may have also had in mind the first pope by that name — St. Leo the Great (circa 400-461). This Leo served as pope from 440-461 and has also been remembered for his strong leadership ...

No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903. As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name ...

No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903. As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name ...

The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903. As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name Leo. Leo is tied as the fourth most common papal ...

The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903. As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name Leo. Leo is tied as the fourth most common papal ...

American Bishop Robert Barron shares his thoughts on what the new pope's papal name selection of Leo XIV means. Papal names can provide clues about how the pope will lead the Catholic Church.

No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903. As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name ...

No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903. As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name ...

The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to 1903. As his new name suggests, Prevost is the 14th pope to select the name Leo. Leo is tied as the fourth most common papal ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440. Here's what it could say about his papacy.

The name could also be a reference to Pope Leo XIII, the most recent pope to take the name, who was the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, and who wrote the Rerum Novarum.