Liberals are happy he chose the name Leo, harking back to Leo XIII, the 19th-century founder of Catholic social teaching. He has also invoked his predecessor Francis in a positive way.

Conservatives are pleased that in his first appearance on the St. Peter’s Basilica balcony he was wearing Pope Benedict XVI’s stole and red mozzetta. Leo has even said nice things to the ...

Leo XIII was pope from 1878-1903 and is particularly remembered for his writings on social ... Leo returned to the tradition of popes before Francis by wearing the “mozzetta,” a short cape, ...

Conservatives are pleased that in his first appearance on the St. Peter’s Basilica balcony he was wearing Pope Benedict XVI’s stole and red mozzetta. Leo has even said nice things to the ...

Pope Leo XIV gave the world a brief speech on Thursday, May 8, 2025, after being elected by the College of Cardinals. His speech drew similarities and differences from Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIII is best known for writing Rerum Novarum, the first modern social encyclical — a formal letter from the pope that guides Catholics on key ... associate professor: Pope Leo XIV, in ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 8, with a red satin mozzetta shoulder cape, burgundy stola with gold embroidery and a gold cross ...

What a pope wears carries incredible meaning as we witnessed last month when Pope Leo XIV greeted the faithful from the loggia on May 8, 2025. Donned in a red mozzetta and a stole over a white ...

The name “Leo” recalls Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903 and is remembered for his landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum, which laid the foundation of Catholic social teaching. Credit: AP ...