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The irony: it was the last Pope Leo who condemned “Americanism” and now we have an American Pope Leo!

In other words: he’s Catholic.

The name Leo goes back to Leo the Great, whose papacy was from 440 to 461. Pope Leo I is most famous for meeting with Attila the Hun and dissuading him from attacking Rome. CBS News papal contributor Candida Moss explains what goes into the papal name change.

How we "guessed" the Pope using network science: inside the cardinal network. A study by me, Beppe Soda and Alessandro Iorio. Article: unibocconi.it/en/news/networ… Università Bocconi

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The verdict of the Peru press: Habemus Papam Peruvianum.

Cardinal Dolan stating he had a “big part” in this election and implying (as per Italian media) that he was a Kingmaker.

I need to know Pope Leo XIV’s opening word for Wordle.

In his address to the Cardinals today, Pope Leo says that there are different reasons for his name but one was Leo XIII social teaching around labor. And warns about the threats that AI holds to "human dignity, justice, and labor."

Probably a coincidence, but in the Franciscan tradition, brother Leo is the closest friend, companion, and disciple of St. Francis. It's poetic that this Pope Leo is committed to continuing the evangelical reform of his predecessor Francis.

Happy Mother's Day to those celebrating today. Especially stepmothers (the good kind) who are forgotten and maligned. #MothersDay #MothersDay2025 #stepmothers thedailybeast.com/on-mothers-day…

Leo XIII, inspiration for the new pope’s name, wrote in 1891 that "wages ought not to be insufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved wage-earner."

This is probably the most unintentionally funny thing I have ever read in my life.

"Francis represented something increasingly rare in international affairs: a global figure who wielded significant influence without controlling a single weapon or economic sanction.” inkstickmedia.com/pope-francis-l…

All good things must come to an end. Pope Leo XIV has canceled his pre-papal X account Robert Prevost

My latest for National Geographic on Ancient Greek and Roman diet featuring the work of ISAW Library Claire Bubb nationalgeographic.com/history/articl… UniBirmingham News School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion

I'm honored that God's Ghostwriters received a 2025 silver medal from the Nautilus Book Awards. I'm so glad that something historically minded can be recognized in this space. nautilusbookawards.com/copy-of-2024-w… UniBirmingham News School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion

Super chuffed to wake up to the news that my article on nonhumans (animals and demons) in an early Christian text has been published in Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha! It's open access, thanks to Radboud University . Get it here: doi.org/10.1177/095182…

Andrew Michael Chugg You might like this article about the deadly reputation of the Styx River in antiquity, helps explain why it was associated with the death of Alexander the Great link.springer.com/article/10.100…