Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my short conversation with Cardinal Robert Prevost, I could tell he was a good listener,

Abuse watchdog groups have expressed concern, but Leo has been lauded by other survivors for his handling of abuse.

The U.S. is one of only a handful of countries that taxes citizens living abroad. Thus, thanks to his American passport, the 69-year-old Chicago-born pope, known until last week as Robert Prevost, will likely need to file a tax return to the U.S. government just like any other citizen, experts told Fortune.

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election on Thursday, May 8, as Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Hailing from Chicago and a dual U.

Pope Leo promises to have an ‘an active social media presence’ after using his old account to criticize Trump policies - Pope Benedict XVI was the first pope to use an official social media account to

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Pope Leo XIV will maintain “an active social media presence” on the official papal accounts on the social platform X and Instagram, the Dicastery for Communication announced Tuesday. The pope posted for the first time on Instagram on Tuesday,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to attend the inaugural Mass of newly elected Pope Leo at the Vatican on Sunday, war commitments permitting, a top presidential aide told Reuters on Tuesday.