VATICAN CITY — A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys.

The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.

In his new role, he has decided to keep the basic coat of arms and motto he used as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, and then ...

Pope Leo XIV affirmed on Friday (May 16, 2025) that the family is founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman,” and that the unborn and elderly enjoy dignity as God's creatures ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, underscored the Catholic Church's stance on family, life, and peace in his inaugural address to the Vatican diplomatic corps on Friday. He affirmed the ...

adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history. Salvatore Giovanni Riggitano, the pope’s paternal grandfather, in a newspaper advertisement featured in The Daily Gate City in 1910 ...

"In the late '70s, Poland was already a pretty Catholic place, but the fact they had a Polish pope absolutely ignited it," Spencer said, explaining the impact of the papacy on Pope John II's hometown.

Plus: See PEOPLE's new cover marking Pope Leo XIV's historic rise Linda ... As a child, Louis Prevost and his family would always joke that his little brother Robert wasn't like the other kids ...

“In an instant, my identity shifted.” The news that Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal who became Pope Leo XIV, had family roots among New Orleans Creoles has enthralled few ...