Rome (CNN) — I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my short conversation with Cardinal Robert Prevost, I ...

He didn't want to be a bishop or a cardinal, let alone the next leader of the 1.4bn-strong Catholic Church. His unwillingness to be pontiff, however, is what makes John confident his brother will ...

He was surprised to see an American elected, but think believes that he was chosen to unite the church. "He seems a little bit more centrist when it comes to any political leanings. That's ...

A childhood friend of the Dublin-born Cardinal who is effectively running the Catholic Church at the moment ... his early home circumstances and social background that Pope Francis would have ...