It would not have been easy for anyone to step into the shoes of the fisherman after Pope Francis, just as it was not easy for Benedict XVI to follow St. John Paul II. But Leo XIV has done so with ...

Pope Leo XIV is marking his first 100 days in office, showing a mix of continuity with and change from Pope Francis' papacy.

Past papal elections and the subsequent honeymoon period of the new pope have, in general, brought increases in donations to Peter’s Pence, an annual Vatican donation drive.

Gates met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after the Harvard professor and "Finding Your Roots" host published insights into the pope's ancestry.

Pope Leo XIV approved expanded benefits for Vatican employees with children, formalizing a five-day paternity leave.

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"He is returning to the papal apartments, but not like a king." The shared living arrangement is said to reflect the ...

Pope Leo XIV has enjoyed relatively strong popularity after the first 100 days of his papacy. A number of polls have shown broad early goodwill from U.S. Catholics and many Americans as August 16 ...

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