pope francis holy see

News

Pope Francis, Leo

Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and hours after vowing to humbly follow in his predecessor’s footsteps. Vatican News published a photo of the white-robed pope kneeling before Francis’s simple marble tomb at the basilica in central Rome,

Opinion

Al Jazeera on MSN · 2d

What the Christians of the Holy Land expect from Pope Leo XIV

Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope that the new pope will follow the legacy of his predecessor, Pope Francis, particularly with regard to issues of justice and peace.

Opinion

Hawaii Tribune-Herald · 8h

An American pope for the world — Chicago’s Bob Prevost is Pope Leo XIV

The journey of Bob Prevost of the South Side of Chicago to Pope Leo XIV of the Holy See could not have been foreseen when the new pope was a Chicago kid in the 1960s or when he was a math major at Villanova in the 1970s. Every pope since 1523 — 45 men sitting as successors to St. Peter as bishop of Rome — had been Italians.

NBC Chicago4d

Pope's name was ‘best kept secret' in Catholic Church: Former Ambassador to Holy See

Diaz served as ambassador to the Holy see from 2009 to 2012, under the Obama Administration. He has met Pope Francis, and reflected on a dinner in Chicago in August 2024 with then-Cardinal ...

23h

For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice.

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

4hon MSN

How World Leaders Are Reacting to Pope Leo

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

What would Pope Francis think of election of US-born pope?

Former Sen. Joe Donnelly, who served as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and spent a lot of time with Pope Francis, joins ...

6don MSN

Cardinals wrap up pre-conclave meetings still uncertain about who should follow Pope Francis

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

4don MSN

Pope Leo faces packed schedule, inherits many events from Francis

Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings ...

21hon MSN

Most Holy Rosary Church Pastor shares his hopes for Pope Leo XIV

Most Holy Rosary Church Pastor Father Fred Mannara said he was astounded to see the new Pope, Leo XIV, be from America.

NOLA.com5d

The Catholic Church has elected the first American pope to succeed Francis. Here's who he is.

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

5don MSN

Pope Francis championed inclusion. LGBTQ Catholics hope a new pope will finish what he started.

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

Pope Leo XIV live updates: Pope Leo prays at Francis' tomb on way back to Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results