Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, ...

Madonna, Scorsese, Warhol and “Piss Christ” play roles in Paul Elie’s maybe-too-comprehensive look at how divisive ...

Pope Leo XIV’s appointment of Cardinal Baldassare Reina as the grand chancellor ushers in a new era for the institute that ...

Pope Leo made history by becoming the first American pope and his papacy has been marked by another break from tradition.

Chicago-native Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new Pope on May 8, following Pope Francis’ death on April 21. The ...

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

John Connelly is a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley, and the author of “From Enemy to Brother ...

In the first days of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV wasted no time making the Catholic Church’s stance on marriage crystal clear.

Pope Leo XIV will be remembered as a pope of many firsts. He is the Roman Catholic Church’s first ever American-born pope and ...

Pope Leo XIV, a 69-year-old cardinal from Chicago, is the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Francis.