VATICAN– Here’s Pope Leo XIV’s first address to the media at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Monday, May 12. — Good morning and ...

In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian—and nearly three-quarters as Catholic—the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal.

When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, the last pope to bear the name.

Pope Leo XIV is officially on Instagram — here's why his first post might sound familiar if you've been following papal news ...