The pope invited the drink's maker to Rome, adorned him with a golden medal and wrote him a personal letter which he allowed ...

Pope Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878-1903, is known for publishing the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" on worker's rights -- considered the foundational document for the church's social teaching.

Leo XIII, who reigned from 1878 until 1903, was a great pope, not least because of his record 86 encyclicals which, even today, repay careful reading. Leo XIII’s most important encyclical was ...

In his first meeting with the College of Cardinals on May 10, the Pope confirmed he took the name to honor Pope Leo XIII, who ...

Many of the previous Leos were reformers, including the last one, Pope Leo XIII, who was elected in 1878. Speaking to the College of Cardinals on Saturday, the new pope elaborated on his choice of ...

But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a century. The last Pope Leo was Leo XIII, who was born in French-occupied Rome in 1810. He served as pope from 1878 until his death in 1903 ...