An unexpected gesture surprised Pope Leo during a meeting with the faithful. The protagonist of the scene was a devotee who, among the crowd, gave the pontiff a Francesco Totti jersey dating back to

Pope Leo XIV has revived a former Vatican tradition and granted employees a bonus of €500 ($568) for the election of each new pontiff, Italian media reported. The so-called conclave bonus was abolished in 2013 under former pope Francis but was reportedly reinstated on Friday,

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls an “increasingly worrying and painful” situation, harming children, elderly, and the sick in particular.