Before we met Pope Leo XIV, shows like "The New Pope" and "The Young Pope" mythologized the Vatican to the masses.

Almost a decade ago, award-winning film director Paolo Sorrentino launched his first series, with Jude Law playing the first pope from the US. Is reality now catching up with fiction?

Pope Leo XIV on Friday celebrated mass in the Sistine Chapel as Italian media saluted the first American pope and called Paolo Sorrentino prophetic.

COMMENTARY: In his first days as Pope, Leo XIV has signaled continuity over rupture, rooted his vision in patristic tradition, and issued a bold call to young people: ‘Do not be afraid.’

VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — At 69 Leo XIV was elected pope at a significantly younger age than his two immediate predecessors, Francis and Benedict XVI — something observers, including his own brother, believe will bring fresh dynamism to the Holy See.

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church closed years ago.

Catholic teenagers reclaim the figure of the Argentine and await a new Pontiff with whom they also "connect". "Many young people confuse happiness with a sofa." Francis spoke clearly and directly to the new generations from the beginning,

Nearly 55 years ago, a young Pope Leo XIV would've walked the grounds around the Felt Mansion during the estate's time as the St. Augustine Seminary High School.

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.

The Catholic Church now has its newest pope, after Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pontiff, becoming Pope Leo XIV.