Robert Prevost, the first American Pope, chose the name Leo XIV upon election. Though he hasn’t explained the choice, it may honor Pope Leo I’s theological leadership and Pope Leo XIII’s advocacy for ...

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

Robert Prevost, the first-ever American pope, will take the name Leo XIV. Baja California governor says US revoked her visa ...

The first American pope in history was elected today and he chose a very significant papal name. Here's what it means and why popes choose a new name.

Habemus papam!” Those words echoed to the faithful around the world, including those waiting outside St. Peter’s Basilica as ...

The Vanderbilt Divinity School professor said the papal name connects to a predecessor who championed workers' rights and ...

taking the name Pope Leo XIV. This marks the first time in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history that an American has held the position. The Pope’s baptismal name was revealed after the ...

Our new Pope’s selection of the name “Leo XIV” is of great significance to workers and farmers in the Philippines and across the globe. On May 15, 1891 (feast day of St. Isidore the Farmer), his ...

Pope Leo XIV had deleted his old, personal social media accounts, which featured posts that criticized the Trump administration.

The pope is many things, by definition and as a byproduct of his job description. The bishop of Rome. The worldwide leader of ...

"He is perhaps most famous for writing the Rerum Novarum," Doyle said, which translates to "On New Things," but the Latin meaning ... of that, Pope Leo XIV's choice of name also suggests a ...

The significance of a pope's name The name a new pope chooses ... Because of that, Pope Leo XIV's choice of name also suggests a continuation of much of Pope Francis' ministry.