The jokes write themselves — about “da pope,” about imposing deep-dish pizza on the Italian peninsula by papal edict, about Leo’s election having been prophesied in 2006 by Dennis Green ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles to the audience as he arrives in the Popemobile ahead of the Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square on May 18, 2025. Getty Images New Pope Leo XIV used one of ...

The Religious Order That Molded the Pope: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.

The Religious Order That Molded the Pope: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.

The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will be celebrated on Sunday, May 18, at 10 a.m. Rome time in St. Peter’s Square. The liturgy will mark the official beginning of ...

Leo XIV’s first address as Pope began with a message of peace—an act that may have contributed to the flurry of interest and excitement around him. “The signs are hopeful,” Cunningham says.

Despite being the first pope from America, a country where the Catholic Church is known for its relative conservatism, Pope Leo XIV — who spent much of his adult life working in Peru — is ...

Such a demanding job can be good for the brain and body. But Pope Leo XIV may also have to contend with challenges that are common in old age. By Nina Agrawal and Mohana Ravindranath For a pontiff ...

While Pope Francis led the call for respecting human dignity in the face of AI, it's worth looking a little deeper into the historical inspiration for Leo XIV's name choice.

The Religious Order That Molded the Pope: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.

The Religious Order That Molded the Pope: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy, identifies AI as main challenge for humanity Leo made his first outing since his election, traveling to a sanctuary south of Rome.