The Habsburgs, one of the most powerful families in Europe, are renowned for their distinctive facial features, with some ...

Pope Leo XIV's mother, Mildred Martínez, has Spanish roots, per Vatican News. She was born in Chicago in 1912, according to ...

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old after graduating ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, ...

Reverend William Hechler. Photo courtesy from David Pileggi, Christ Church Jerusalem Archives.