Mildred Prevost, a mother of three who sought a graduate degree, held her religious devotion at the center of her life.

To many, Pope Leo XIV seemed a different sort of American, a man who served the poor of Peru for decades, who spoke Spanish and Italian, and who was close to Pope Francis.

Friends Maria McClean and Ella-Beth Rooney said the fact Pope Leo XIV was an English-speaking pontiff could be important for communicating directly with other English speakers. Th

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that “precious legacy” and identifying artificial intelligence as a main challenge for working people and “human dignity.

Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment, a different format to what previous popes have done.