In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the ...

The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of Hellenism in Pontus.

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and mediatic draw.

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has ...

On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...

As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out, Robert Francis ...

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Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...