The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian contenders.

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.

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

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As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV -- elected May 8 -- attention quickly turned to the first moments of his pontificate. The first weeks of a papacy often give ...

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As the world faces crisis, Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, embraces unity and peace—offering hope in contrast to ...

The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.

There has not been an Italian pope since. Instead, the Church was led by Pope Benedict XVI, from Germany, and then Pope Francis, from Argentina, the first South American at the helm. In recent ...