Pope Leo asked God to "open borders, break down walls and dispel hatred," during Sunday mass with tens of thousands of people ...

During a visit to the Vatican last year, I was moved to tears. It was not prompted by the pope. And no tears poured out when I prayed inside St. Peter’s Basilica. The artwork on the ceiling of ...

This week two prisoners currently serving sentences in Rome’s Rebibbia prison obtained special permission to participate in ...

In this episode, we dive into a series of candid interviews conducted by veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell with cardinal-electors from around the world on the new pope.

the late Pope Francis, vowing to take forward his “synodal” approach of seeking open discussion with the clergy and faithful of the global Catholic Church.

It was disconcerting to watch JD Vance being received by the ailing Pope Francis at the Vatican this past Easter. The pope, like a character in a cheap airport thriller, had 24 hours to live.

Even more significant than these “firsts,” I believe, is a “second”: Leo follows in Pope Francis’ footsteps as a priest shaped by the Latin American church. The new pontiff served the ...

“In today’s dramatic scenario of a piecemeal third world war, as Pope Francis stated many times, I too address the world’s leaders, repeating the ever-timely appeal: ‘Never again war!’ ...

Sign up to receive our weekly cultural-recommendations newsletter. In the weeks since Pope Francis’s passing, the internet has been flooded by papal memes, election ...

Listen: Heidi Schlumpf, Daniel P. Horan, and David Dault gather for a special episode of "The Francis Effect" podcast to look ...

Pope Francis, who died last month at the age of 88. "This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd," the Instagram post continued. "I would like this greeting of peace ...

In the video of his 2023 speech, posted by the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, he also recounted how Pope Francis presided over the opening Mass of the Augustinian general chapter at St. Augustine ...