Francis clearly had an eye on him for years ... but he was well known to the men who count. The last pope to take the name Leo was Leo XIII, an Italian who led the church from 1878 to 1903.

In his first meeting with the College of Cardinals on May 10, the Pope confirmed he took the name to honor Pope Leo XIII, who ...

The pope must defend the family from the state‘s attacks while promoting peace and asserting independence from state power.

As a lay Catholic myself, I consider my secular writing, speaking, and teaching to be the principal way that I share my faith ...

When Robert Francis Prevost chose the papal name Leo XIV, it could have meant many things. There were 13 Leos before him: The ...