Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager, was meant to be made a saint in April, but the ceremony was postponed because of Pope Francis’ death.

Pope Leo’s changes to the papal wardrobe considered a ‘return to form’ - Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion choices, returning to much of the traditional pomp of popes past

Recognize that God is present,” he said in a recorded video to a crowd gathered at the home stadium of the White Sox.

When Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the crowd for the first time after his May 8 election, liturgical fashion aficionados around the globe took note: Gone was the simple white cassock and silver cross favored by Pope Francis.

Pope Leo appealed on Saturday for authorities in Iran and Israel to act with "reason" after airstrikes between the two countries killed dozens and sent civilians into shelters, and called on the nations to pursue dialogue.

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican's 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis' most controversial foreign policy decisions.