Who was Pope Leo XIII, the man whose name the newly-elected Pope chose? He wasn't what people thought he would be.

Pope Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878-1903, is known for publishing the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" on worker's rights -- ...

When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

As European society was grappling with the impact of the industrial revolution and the rise of socialist ideology in the late 1800s, Pope Leo XIII issued a papal encyclical that expressed empathy ...

Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, has greeted crowds from his popemobile ahead of his formal inauguration will be ...

He is continuing a lot of Francis’ ministry.” Here's a look into what each Pope Leo did during their papacy. Pope Leo XIII, ...

Pope Leo XIII is seen in a photograph reportedly taken in 1878. (Getty Images) You wouldn’t have to go back further than the 20th century, however, to find the oldest pope to ever serve.

Pope Francis, at 88, was the second-oldest pontiff in modern history after Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at the age of 93. Born in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ...

Pope Leo XIII, who ascended to the papacy in 1878, was 93 upon his death in 1903. Born in Italy in 1810, Leo XIII rose through the ranks of the Catholic Church relatively quickly, becoming an ...