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A Century-Old Romance That Gave the Pope His Family Name
Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the ...
Why did the Pope pick Leo? Here’s why the name is so important in the Catholic Church
Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...
Pope Leo XIV is known as ‘Father Bob’ among fellow Augustinians. Who are they?
In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order.
Is the pope a mathematician? Yes, actually – and his training may help him grapple with the infinite
Cantor’s radical idea was to introduce, in a mathematically rigorous way, absolute infinities to the realm of mathematics.
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Did a Medieval saint wrongly predict the number of popes before the End Times?
With the election of a new pope, some have reexamined an alleged prophecy by a 12th century Irish saint who predicted the number of popes before the end of the world.
What Pope Leo’s Augustinian Background Tells Us About his Papacy
Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine, which suggests he will promote peace and dialogue.