Pope Francis donated a "popemobile," one of the vehicles he used for transportation, to a Catholic relief organization to convert the vehicle into a mobile health unit for children in Gaza.

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

Leo was first appointed a bishop by Francis in 2015 and then chosen by the late pope to take up a senior Vatican role two years ago. He has frequently praised his predecessor in his first weeks.