pontificate

There has been speculation over Leo's first international destination, as early papal trips often define the tone of a pontificate.

There’s been ad nauseam amounts of pontificating about the current state of the Democratic party.

But several events over the next few days and weeks will give Pope Leo a further chance to sketch out the priorities of his pontificate.

Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis made many impassioned remarks on the war in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Strip "shamefull".

A single, white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his pontificate, below a crucifix illuminated by a single spotlight.