he said. "That would signify something about the direction that the pope wants to take." Leo has been chosen 13 times before. "The name Leo harkens back to Pope Leo the Great," the first pope with ...

As you have no doubt heard, after the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the conclave of cardinals got to work and elected a ...

A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV tours St ... The other Leos are worth considering as well. Leo I – known as Leo the Great – is famous for meeting Attila the Hun in 452 and persuading him ...

The first Pope Leo was canonized a saint because, according to lore or legend, he met Attila the Hun and persuaded the ruthless invader of Europe to spare Rome. Today Leo XIV may be facing another ...

Evil. Though our modern age has downplayed, if not dismissed, the existence of evil forces, they're real, powerful and may ...

The odds on Pietro Parolin becoming pope had shrunk to 6 to 4 on; but it was an American who emerged onto the balcony of St ... Leo the Great, travelled north from Rome to eyeball Attila the Hun ...

Bunson details the life story of a Chicago youth steeped in St ... does the new Pope Leo harken? The first Pope Leo was called Leo the Great for staring down Atilla the Hun and saving Rome ...

When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...

Pope Leo XIV makes his first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Thursday, May 8. His choice of name and donning of the the short stole known as the mozzetta, evoking ...

An Fear Ciúin lives and works in the Irish midlands. He has a keen interest in medieval and early modern history. He’s ...