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Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440. Here's what it could say ...
Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and ...
Pope Leo XIV is the name Cardinal Robert Prevost opted to take on Thursday after becoming the first American pope elected in ...
The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did not mention the trombone.
The 19th-century pontiff whose name the new pope has adopted as his own had harsh words for socialism and strongly defended ...