VATICAN– Here’s Pope Leo XIV’s first address to the media at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Monday, May 12. — Good morning and ...

In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian—and nearly three-quarters as Catholic—the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal.

When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, the last pope to bear the name.

I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be," ...