Since the mid-20th century, papal names have been considered a statement of intent. Here's what the new papal name could ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Holy Virgin Mary, there is none like you among women born in the world. Daughter and handmaid of the heavenly Father, the almighty King, Mother of our most high Lord Jesus Christ, and Spouse of ...

Brother Leo was the 13th century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi, the late pope’s namesake. “Together, we must try to find out how to be a missionary church ...

If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, which was constructed beginning in 1869. Located a block east of the Santa Fe Plaza ...

And Leo could also refer to Brother Leo, the 13th-century friar who was a great companion of St Francis of Assisi. By choosing such a name, the new Pope could be demonstrating a continuation of ...

But in naming himself Leo, the new pope could also have wanted to signal a strong line of continuity: Brother Leo was the 13th century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi ...

A photo of Bishop Robert Prevost, elected pope under the name Leo XIV, in the hands of a devotee in front of the Chiclayo Cathedral in Peru, where he served as bishop for several years, May 8, 2025.

Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. There has never ...

choosing not the name of a former pope but that of St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th century cleric and patron saint of animals and the environment. Pope Leo started to emerge as a front-runner for ...