Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake.

Pope Leo XIV appears poised to extend some of Pope Francis' legacy, according to his brother and papal experts. James Grimaldi, the executive editor of the National Catholic Reporter, who believed Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost could be a front-runner to lead the Catholic Church,

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope, meeting with the cardinals who chose him to le