Leo was first appointed a bishop by Francis in 2015 and then chosen by the late pope to take up a senior Vatican role two years ago. He has frequently praised his predecessor in his first weeks.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -In his first month, Pope Leo has taken a very different approach to his predecessor Francis. Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, has led some two dozen public events ...

Pope Francis was frequently criticized for appearing to take a more liberal stance at times, such as in 2023 when he opened the door for priests to offer certain blessings to same-sex couples.

Pope Leo XIV's duties and day-to-day life may have changed since he became the successor to Pope Francis, but that isn't stopping him from repping his V's at the Vatican.. He proved that during a ...

Just as Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II worked to defeat the USSR, Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV can confront Putin’s Russia.

VATICAN CITY — A significant early challenge for Pope Leo XIV will be how he chooses to handle the restrictions that Pope Francis placed on the traditional Latin Mass (TLM).

Before his death, Pope Francis, who repeatedly called for peace and aid access in Gaza, authorized the donation of a Popemobile-turned-ambulance to transport relief through the border.

Pope Leo, who made an appeal for peace in his first public remarks after being elected, held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy days after his election, and he met privately ...

Pope Leo XIV is this: a Catholic schoolboy of a certain age and era who was taught by the nuns. Credit Chicago nuns for Robert Prevost's rise to pope - Chicago Sun-Times ...