Foundations of Catholic social teaching Leo XIII published Rerum Novarum on May 15, 1891, at a time when laborers were struggling with poor working conditions amid the industrial revolution and ...

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

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.

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.

It’s been less than two weeks since Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th pope, and in that short time, he seems to have pulled off the incredible feat of winning over most Catholics at a time of ...

Pope Leo XIV waves from the popemobile as he tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican prior to his inaugural Mass on Sunday. His election appears to have pleased conservative Catholics.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, Chicago-born Robert Prevost, was installed Sunday as the first American pope. He vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic church becomes a sign of peace in the ...

Centuries later, Pope Leo XIII (1878–1903) emerged as a champion of social justice. His watershed encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the rights and conditions of workers, laying the groundwork ...

As the new Pope himself told a few days later, he chose this name mainly to refer to Pope Leo XIII who is known mostly for having initiated the Catholic Social Doctrine in 1891 with his famous ...

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 ...

Leo’s papal name honours Leo XIII, the father of Catholic social doctrine. He is passionate about caring for the marginalised, protecting the environment and guaranteeing the welfare of migrants.

Leo has already committed himself to ‘the path that the universal Church has now followed for decades’ since the Council but gives no sign of being obsessed by that event. His decision to dress as a ...