The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

COMMENTARY: Vatican II’s often-misread final document is best understood by returning to its central claim: Jesus Christ reveals man to himself.

Pope Leo said on Thursday he hopes to travel to Turkey later this year for the 1,700th anniversary of a major Christian Church summit, in what would be the first foreign trip of his papacy.

The president responded to questions about a potential meeting with Pope Leo XIV today, and said that the Pope's brother, who lives in Florida, is "MAGA all the way" ...

COMMENTARY: The ancient witness of the Eastern Catholic Churches may hold the key to healing divisions and reviving true ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s use of the optional Mass during Ordinary Time should spur priests worldwide to do the same.

COMMENTARY: Despite what desires remain in Rome for full communion, it is a complete impossibility when the two most ...

As China grows more assertive in extending its authoritarianism beyond its borders, this succession question tests whether ...

Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, locals are eager to welcome him.

Pope Leo will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shunned ...

Sound familiar? Coping with the “fatigue of living” may not mean literally falling asleep — though it might. It could be any kind of numbing device/outlet/addiction, including doomscrolling, which ...

In 2011, when then-Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently uncovered news has "delighted" and "energized" Krisanne ...