From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons between the new, U.S.-born pontiff and his predecessor Pope Francis. Vatican experts who worked closely with Pope Francis have underlined the close relationship between the two men,

Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following

Chicago’s elation over the hometown boy’s election led to a huge party for the first U.S. pope, who will begin to chart his historic path.

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -In his first month, Pope Leo has taken a very different approach to his predecessor Francis. Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, has led some two dozen public events since he was elected as the first U.

With all that happened in the Catholic Church last month, we can be forgiven for missing the 10th anniversary of “Laudato si’,” Pope Francis’ encyclical on global warming. Pope Francis fell ill and died on April 21.

The film depicts the events of a conclave, which is a papal gathering where cardinal’s vote to elect the new pope.

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican's 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis' most controversial foreign policy decisions.

King ‘told Conclave author he watched papal selection film’ - Robert Harris, 68, was made a CBE by Charles, and Dame Jacqueline Wilson was made a Dame Grand Cross.

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost has led some two dozen public events but not made notable appointments, nor announced plans for foreign trips, nor said where he will live at the Vatican. It's a stark contrast to when Francis was selected.