In the hours after Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, speculation swirled: Would the first American pontiff be a sequel to Francis — or more along the lines of St. John Paul II or Benedict XVI?

Heinlein, OSV News Following the April 21 death of Pope Francis, a great curiosity hovered across the world as the College of ...

Pope Benedict XVI had loosened restrictions on celebrations of the Latin ... Francis reversed Benedict's signature liturgical legacy, saying the spread of the Latin Mass had created divisions in ...

What is the secret of Pope Leo’s popularity? In less than a month, he seems to have brought something fresh to this most ...

People follow fads to fit in. And because it’s easy, which becoming Catholic is not, requiring time commitments and internal ...

He was appointed secretary for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 ... the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, the Vatican body overseeing ...

In accordance with Catholic tradition, a nearly identical conclave occurred in 2013 following the death of Pope Benedict XVI — and Saturday Night Live marked the moment with a sketch starring Kevin ...

Vatican cuts phone signal ahead of secret Sistine Chapel vote to elect new pope - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni Battista Re prayed for the cardinal electors to be enlightened to c ...

Nearly half the cardinals support Francis' focus on climate change and care of creation, another signature issue ... three by Pope Benedict XVI and one by Pope John Paul II. Francis convened ...

Parish churches in the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte will no longer offer Traditional Latin Mass starting in July.Bishop ...