In her latest column installment, Chan analyzes the rise of conservative Christian nationalism and reflects on why the new ...

Tristan Chan (@TristanChan) May 8, 2025 Some even suggested the new pope would soon be serving up deep-dish Chicago pizza as the new communion wafer. New Pope serving the body of Christ at mass ...

Thousands of mourners are expected to pay tribute to Pope Francis today as the late pontiff’s funeral takes place in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. The Pope’s funeral takes place today ...

Only John, Gregory and Benedict have proven more popular. But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a century. The last Pope Leo was Leo XIII, who was born in French-occupied Rome in 1810.

Pope Leo XVI will be formally installed as pontiff when he holds his inaugural public Mass at St. Peter's Square on May 18, the Vatican said. The first U.S.-born pope, formerly Cardinal Robert ...

Vatican City — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear. By Elisabetta Povoledo Now that white smoke has finally billowed out of the chimney ...

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, signaling to the world that the 267th pope has been determined A new pope has been elected. On the afternoon of Thursday ...

Vatican City — All the Vatican staff who will be involved in the 2025 conclave to pick the late Pope Francis' successor — from the cleaners to the cooks and custodians — have taken their ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump defended the viral picture he posted of himself dressed as the pope — saying on Monday the AI-generated image was a “joke” and that you “have to have a ...