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 ...

used by 13 popes before him dating back to the 5th century. To understand his choice, it's important to know why popes are ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and had lunch with members of his Augustinian religious order on Tuesday, slipping into the ...

Pope Leo XIV's recent public blessing and visit to Marian sites highlight the central role of Virgin Mary veneration in ...

As contemporary as they sound, these lines come from his 19th-century predecessor, Pope Leo XIII. The encyclical was entitled ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first pope who belongs to the Order of Saint Augustine, whose principles, priests say, offer a window ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...

Around 6 a.m., thousands of people began to file into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass. Thousands of volunteers from the Red Cross and other groups took positions in the streets ...

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.