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A bridge builder and quiet reformer. How Pope Leo will lead the Catholic Church
I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...
Pope Leo XIV live updates: Pope Leo prays at Francis' tomb on way back to Vatican
Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...
Pope Leo’s debut: ‘Clear connections’ to Francis, but ‘he’s his own man’
Then he did something notably uncharacteristic of Pope Francis. He sang. “Hallelujah,” he intoned reverently, in Latin. The ...
Pope Leo XVI will be formally installed as pontiff during May 18 Mass, the Vatican says
Pope Leo XVI, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, ...
Vatican sleuths are busy as Pope Leo takes the reigns
The Vatican press corps is watching Leo XIV very closely for clues to the kind of pope he plans to be, writes William Crawley ...
Pope Leo visits Pope Francis' tomb and Marian shrine on first trip outside Vatican
Pope Leo XIV took his first trip outside the Vatican on Saturday, heading about an hour's drive east of Rome for a visit to a ...
New pope garnered over 75% of votes in conclave: Vatican sources
In the balloting to choose the next pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost secured 105 of 133 votes to become the new leader of the ...
Pope Leo leads prayer in Vatican City as thousands gather to get a glimpse
Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to ...