In a matter of minutes, the new pope went from the name Robert Prevost, to Pope Leo XIV. But why do pope’s names change once they are elected? For most of the Catholic Church’s first millennium, popes ...
This story has been updated. The Catholic Church and its approximately 1.4 billion followers have a new leader and the first American pope. At 6:06 p.m. Rome time Thursday, May 8, white smoke emanated ...
In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that “Deaths in 2025” – an entry that includes Pope Francis – was their ...
Lebanon needed this embrace.” The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image ...
By choosing Türkiye and Lebanon for his first trip, the new American pope sends a striking message of moral pushback in the Middle East and a call ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Leo XIV on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon. By Ben Hubbard and Motoko Rich Ben Hubbard reported from Istanbul, and Motoko Rich from the ...
The profile of Pope Leo XIV is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia, and his names — both the one he took upon beginning his pontificate on May 8 and his given name, ...