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

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 -- ...

Pope Leo XIV takes helm of Catholic Church amid a priest shortage in the U.S.

So, who was Pope Leo XIII? Pope Leo XIII served as the head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903. He was one of the most influential popes of the modern era, known for connecting the Church ...

VATICAN CITY, — Robert Prevost, the new pope selected after Pope Francis' death, has chosen the name Leo, used by 13 popes ...

But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a century. The last Pope Leo was Leo XIII, who was born in French-occupied Rome in 1810. He served as pope from 1878 until his death in 1903 ...

Many of the previous Leos were reformers, including the last one, Pope Leo XIII, who was elected in 1878. Speaking to the College of Cardinals on Saturday, the new pope elaborated on his choice of ...