The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

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Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Modern popes have critiqued capitalism and socialism with nuance and restraint. Leo XIV can learn from their example.

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.” ...