“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, the father of Catholic ...

new popes tended to choose the name of the pope who had elevated them to cardinal. Only starting in the mid-20th century did new popes begin to choose names signaling the aim of their papacy ...

The story of Pope Leo’s grandparents ... He moved to the United States soon after the turn of the 20th century and became a teacher, described in newspapers as a highly educated man with ...

The new Pope, Leo XIV, the cleric formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, is, like me, descended from a long line of Catholic Creoles. It is a distinctly American — and yet also distinctly Caribbean ...

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...

new popes tended to choose the name of the pope who had elevated them to cardinal. Only starting in the mid-20th century did new popes begin to choose names signaling the aim of their papacy ...

John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory, each with 16. It was from the mid-20th century that new popes began to choose names signaling the aim of their ...

The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained during the 11th century, a period of German popes who chose names of early church bishops.

John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory, each with 16. It was from the mid-20th century that new popes begin to choose names signaling the aim of their ...