Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Augustinian order to be elected pope. How the Augustinian influence shapes his ...

“Augustinian” is the word most often used to describe the cast of mind of Pope Leo XIV. He used it himself in his first papal ...

As the first-ever American pope takes to the throne of St. Peter on Sunday, immigration advocates in the Valley hope his past ...

ANALYSIS: They share a love for St. Augustine but diverge on politics, immigration and AI. The conversation between Leo XIV ...

As contemporary as they sound, these lines come from his 19th-century predecessor, Pope Leo XIII. The encyclical was entitled ...

Pope Leo XIV earned his doctorate in canon law from Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, where his thesis on the leadership of the Augustinian order may give insight into how the ...

His leadership qualities were recognized when he was elected Prior General of the Augustinian ... Prevost's influence within the Vatican grew, culminating in his election as Pope Leo XIV in ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

By The New York Times A new Roman Catholic pope has been chosen. Read more about Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV ... giving greater influence to women within the church ...

He had been sent to Peru on a missions after taking his solemn vows as an Augustinian and studying ... counterbalance to Donald Trump’s influence. The choice of the name Leo is also potentially ...

Preaching for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C, Fr. Bill Gabriel, O.S.A., finds resonance in his homily between the risen ...