Pope Leo XIV is also enacting a plan to build a solar farm that would make Vatican City the world’s first carbon-neutral ...

We should pray for the conversion of many people, in and outside of the Church, who still do not recognize the urgency of ...

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole and African ancestry, traced to Louisiana and West Africa, is prompting celebration and curiosity among ...

Pope Leo XIV speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11, 2025. AP ... Pope Gregory VII forced the brilliant monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the ...

After that, it was hit or miss for quite a long time. Some Popes would change their name, but most would keep their birth ...

His chosen name is Pope Leo XIV. ... That's followed by Gregory and Benedict, both used 16 times. Leo is the fifth-most popular name. 69: Age of the new pope, which is considered very young.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, May 9, ...