Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion choices, returning to much of the traditional pomp of popes past ...

Pope Leo XIV will revive a tradition begun by St. John Paul II in 1983 by personally placing a pallium around the shoulders ...

next to the Basilica of St. John Lateran—the pope’s cathedral as Bishop of Rome. Known in antiquity as the Patriarchium, it housed the papacy for nearly a thousand years beginning with Pope ...

The pope’s remarks came during his homily at Mass at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of the cathedral as the bishop of Rome May 25. The pope arrived in the late afternoon to ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome's cathedral and seat of the diocese, with an evening Mass attended by Roman priests and faithful.

Pope Leo XIV sits on the cathedral chair in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during his official installation Mass as Bishop of Rome May 25, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME ...

2025 Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as Bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of his cathedra (throne) on Sunday.

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. On his way to the St. John Lateran Basilica for the final steps to take on the role of bishop of Rome, the pope stopped at Piazza Venezia ...