A true leader is one who serves. For those who seek to follow in the footsteps of Christ, this mandate is all the clearer, for the Gospel has Jesus saying that anyone who wants to be first must be the ...

The pope emphasized their shared spiritual trait: “they loved Jesus unreservedly in a simple, strong and authentic way” ...

Following St. Augustine, it appears Leo does not see unity as everyone singing the same note but rather as a choir singing in ...

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...

Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, ...

This will be Leo's opportunity to lay out the type of pope he will be. But these solemn religious ceremonies are also huge events for world leaders.

Then he did something notably uncharacteristic of Pope Francis. He sang. “Hallelujah,” he intoned reverently, in Latin. The moment spoke to an evolving truth. As much as Leo has echoed Francis since ...

"Habemus papam" the world is introduced to our newest pope, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost born in USA, who has chosen his papal name to be Pope Leo XIV.

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

In addition to the white smoke, the ringing of the bells of St Peter's Basilica serves as an audible confirmation that a new pope has been elected. Smoke and bells are the only ways permitted to ...