In Assisi in 2013, Pope Francis explained why he adopted “Il Poverello” (the little poor man) as his patron. First came St Francis’s focus on Christ. Second was his focus on peace, not a ...

Pope Leo XIV confirmed those conjectures when he first spoke to the College of Cardinals in Rome on May 10 -- two days after ...

Pope Leo has celebrated the largest event yet of his nearly three-month tenure, encouraging a crowd of more than a million ...

He tells In the News of the reaction in Rome yesterday, details the new Pope’s career to date and explores how Leo XIV will lead the Catholic Church. Presented by Bernice Harrison.

A Peruvian woman assaulted by a priest aged nine said the future Pope Leo XIV failed to investigate her allegations while he ...

To Pope Leo XIV, to all Catholics in France and around the world, I send a fraternal message. On this May 8th, may this new pontificate bring peace and hope." ...

After some of the comments were reported by the New York Times, American LGBTQ+ Catholic groups expressed alarm but also cautious optimism that the papacy of Francis had moved the whole church ...

On May 8, 2025, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of a new Pope. The cardinals of the papal conclave chose Robert Prevost as the next and first US-born pontiff, ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the new Pope has the best wishes of all Irish people, while Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill said it was a day of “profound significance”.

The Mirror can reveal extraordinary new details of what happened when Pope Leo XIV returned to his lodgings on Thursday night just hours after becoming the first American pontiff Comments News ...

It is a powerful way in which parishes and schools can live out the social mission of the Church, which is a priority for the new Pope. He has explained that he chose his papal name “mainly because ...