Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no written ...

Pope Leo XIV is being pushed by Western powers to mediate an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s a responsibility ...

He did not want to use the name of St. Peter (the first pope), and switched to John XIV. He was followed by Giovanni di Gallina Alba, who retained his birth name and became John XV. After his ...

Pope Leo XIV says he chose the name in honor of Leo XIII, connecting his predecessor’s focus on workers during the industrial ...

Another 500 years would pass before Pope John II, who was head of the church ... by honoring St. Benedict and Pope Benedict XV, who was head of the church during World War I, Temple said.

“John the XXIII was a pope that no one expected a lot from ... Pope Benedict XVI said he wanted to pay homage to Benedict XV, who led the church during World War I and dedicated himself to ...

Since Pope John XII, there have been 12 Innocents (the ... Pointing to Benedict XV, who had guided the church through World War I, he said he planned to place his ministry “in the service ...