Once upon a time, popes used their given names. But then a guy named Mercurius got the job and everyone decided that a ...

Reigning from 1513 until 1521, Leo X is probably best known for excommunicating Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther, ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

The election of an American as pope is being recognized as a historic choice, but Chicago-born Robert Prevost represents ...

Nigerian cleric, Rev Father Soyemi of St. Augustine's Catholic Church Chaplaincy in NAF in Ikeja, has congratulated Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV has been elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church, being the first American to hold the position in ...

Tradition, reform, or something entirely new? The new pope’s choice of name will speak volumes before he says a word.

The Catholic church, with an estimation of about 1.4 billion faithful across the world, will be electing a new leader on ...