Head of the Catholic Church since 2025 Pope Leo XIV is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. Wikipedia's most-read article for 6 days in a row: 17,993,050 views in all, peaking at 12,760,409 on May 8, 2025. Thu, May 8: 12,760,409 views Fri, May 9: 3,153,937 views Sat, May 10: 932,628 views Sun, May 11: 533,224 views Mon, May 12: 365,510 views Tue, May 13: 247,342 views Wiki link