Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was the first to use the name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, a Catholic friar who created the Franciscan order, a group of friars known for their ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order and a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru, ...

Catholic cardinals break with tradition and elected American Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope. Pope Leo XIV offered a ...

But in naming himself Leo, the new pope could also have wanted to signal a strong line of continuity: Brother Leo was the 13th century friar who was a great companion to St. Francis of Assisi ...

Leo could also refer to Brother Leo, the 13th century friar who was a great companion of St Francis of Assisi, it was claimed. By choosing such a name, the new Pope could be signalling a strong ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago to become the next leader of the worldwide Catholic ...

Popular videos showcasing an emotional tale of the late pope's canine companion are heartwarming but entirely fake.

He later obtained both licentiate and doctorate degrees in canon law from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome. The commitment of Robert Francis’s missionary work led him to ...