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

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 ...

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

The new pope was hearkening back to his predecessor ... Robert Prevost was shaped profoundly by the thought and practice of the great 5th century bishop of Hippo. Certainly one of the two or ...

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 ...