Pope Leo has impressed the world with a one-handed catch of a gift thrown to him from the crowd at St Peter’s Square – though ...

Francis tenaciously clung to the challenging words of the gospel. We will probably never see another pope born as Jorge Mario ...

The Vatican doesn't disclose any financial payments it makes to popes, so how much they might be paid is left to speculation.

A more recent transition that I’m struggling to accept is the passing of Pope Francis. A person doesn’t have to be a Catholic ...

Born Robert Francis Prevost and raised in Chicago, he is the first American to ascend to the papacy. He is a product of an ...

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the ...

We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of creation.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Robert Sarah as his special envoy for celebrations in France commemorating the 400th ...

The pope’s family history of “gens de couleur libre,” or free people of color, can be traced back to Opelousas, a ...

"Bishop Pates embodies the mystery of one who believes in the transformative power of the risen Christ," Catholic Extension's ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

A botanical reproduction of Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms can be seen in this photo taken in May 2025 at the Vatican. (CNS ...