Pope Leo will have the challenge of following in the footsteps of the late Francis, whose popularity saw him dubbed ‘the people’s pope’.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American head of the Catholic Church, emerged on to the balcony of St Peter ... XIV shares with Francis the desire to put the peripheries in the centre and care for ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica ... “Leo XIV shares with Francis the desire to put the peripheries in the centre and care for migrants and those ...

Chants of ‘Viva il Papa’ – Long live the Pope – roared through St Peter’s Square ... “Leo XIV shares with Francis the desire to put the peripheries in the centre and care for migrants ...

The new Pope’s choice of name signals he will continue the work of his predecessor, “institutionalising” Francis’s reforms, experts have said. Pope Leo XIV, the first American head of the Catholic ...

In line with his wishes, Francis will be buried in a simple wooden coffin, abandoning the traditional triple-casket arrangement. More than 250,000 people have flocked to St Peter’s Basilica ...

Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter’s Square, prisoners and migrants welcomed Francis' coffin at his final resting place in a basilica across town. According to Vatican ...