Ongoing restoration work within St. Peter's Basilica is providing a rare glimpse into centuries-old details that have been ...

Cardinal Prevost's choice of the name Leo links him to Leo XIII, a 19th-century champion of social justice. It also recalls ...

Before becoming a pope, Montini spent 25 years as the Archbishop of Milan. The 1963 conclave didn't surprise anyone in Italy, ...

If one gets the chance to stand atop the Bernini colonnades of St. Peter's Square, it's delightful to discover that the hills and trees of the Roman horizon boast the color palette we see in the works ...

It is fitting that in these days when all eyes turn to Rome to watch the election of our new pope to have a selection of ...

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their reaction to "fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, the ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

His standing was boosted in September 2023 when he organized an international church conference ... predecessor as archbishop of Vienna. Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, of Austria, attends a vespers ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen others are in strong contention ...