Several options are available to the Holy Father, who has pledged to heal divisions and build bridges within the Church.

We're still at the Rorschach test stage of the papacy, in which people can project almost anything they want to see amid the ...

There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a divided church.

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

I have been thrilled by the world’s attention to the Conclave and the election of the first American pope, Leo XIV. This ...

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 ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

This means Leo believes a united church faithful to Jesus Christ is essential to the mission of the church in proclaiming the ...

Pope Leo XIV’s American and Peruvian experience offers a compelling moral and economic lens through which to examine the ...

The disruptive impact of artificial intelligence poses moral, ethical and spiritual questions. The new pope says the world’s ...

(CNS/Catholic Press Photo/Alessia Giuliani ... The last Germanic pope was Victor II, who led the Church from 1055-1057. Pope Benedict XVI greets the world from St. Peter's Basilica after his ...