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It’s one of the most powerful symbols marking the start of a new papacy. At the end of the conclave, the name of the new pope ...
The regnal name that Cardinal Robert Prevost chose, Leo XIV, has beautiful and powerful resonance for anyone familiar with ...
Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in ...
One of the most famous is Leo the Great, who served as pope in the 5th century and famously convinced Attila the Hun to spare Rome. Choosing the name Leo connects the new pope to a legacy of ...
VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...
According to Vatican News, he is the first Augustinian pope. The requirements and ethos of the order are traced to the fifth century St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the theological and devotional ...
used by 13 popes before him dating back to the 5th century. To understand his choice, it's important to know why ...
The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...
Cochran was also heartened by the new pope’s choice of his papal name, which evokes the memory of Leo the Great, a fifth-century pope who convinced Attila the Hun not to attack Italy.
As contemporary as they sound, these lines come from his 19th-century predecessor, Pope Leo XIII. The encyclical was entitled ...