The Fox Sports camera could have panned to any fan during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; it randomly landed on the future Pope Leo XIV. Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

of having had an affair with an earlier pope, Sergius III. She has in consequence been characterized as a villain in traditional historical accounts of this period. Yet, ironically, none of the ...

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday briefly discussed the revision of Opus Dei’s statutes with the apostolate’s prelate, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, a revision that was postponed following the death of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no written rules or official criteria for a pope's name, but they choose names that ...

CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE, THAT IS THE CHURCH. SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA CHURCH. AND WE’VE BEEN HEARING ...

The newly-annointed Pope Leo XIV — formerly cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, Illinois — revealed this weekend that his name choice was inspired in part by AI, which he sees as a possible ...

Conservative podcast host Megyn Kelly defended Pope Leo XIV’s controversial anti-Trump tweets, arguing that all Catholic leaders support “mass migration.” “There’s not going to be a pope ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Two iterations of the Pope Leo XIV bobbleheads were announced Friday. They will sell for$30 each. Provided Share The Milwaukee-based National Bobblehead Hall ...

"Saturday Night Live" is no stranger to poking fun at religion, but its latest sketch is drawing criticism for suggesting Vice President JD Vance may have played a role in the death of Pope Francis.

Tens of thousands gthered to hear the first American pope speak from a balcony over St. Peter's Square. Leo said he welcomed the recent announcement of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.