Robert Francis Prevost, originally of Dolton, Ill., a near suburb of Chicago, is now Pope Leo XIV. ... First American pope can bring the spirit of his 19th century predecessor to the 21st.

List of Popes in the 21st Century; Pontiff Number. Pontificate Dates. Name (English / Latin) Personal Name. Age at Start/End. Key Notes. Motto. 265. 19 Apr 2005 – 28 Feb 2013 ...

And if he follows through on the promise of his name, he could be the most consequential pope in a century. That is, if he remembers that Jesus flipped tables.

Earlier this year, two administrative bodies within the Vatican produced an advisory document called Antiqua et Nova, which ...

21st-century tech Today, we inhabit yet another Gilded Age. Wealth inequality in the United States has reached similar levels as in Leo XIII’s time, once again thanks to technological ...

Pope Francis is silhouetted at the end of a private audience with the President of Equatorial Guinea during a private audience at the Vatican on Oct. 25, 2013. (Max Rossi/AFP/Getty Images) Pope ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America and the first from the Jesuit order to lead the Catholic Church, died on Monday morning at 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the Pope’s ...

19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided pope's name choice Published:5/21/2025 5/21/2025 Robert Francis Prevost has attributed the rise of artificial ...

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

International law and humanitarian diplomacy currently do not meet Pope Francis' standards of morality, courage, and critical ... Over a Century After the 1915 Genocides, the World Must Embrace ...