As the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis and its all-male College of Cardinals prepares to elect his successor ...

With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...

Pope Francis raised the consciousness of bishops, priests and laity around the issues of sexism and unjust discrimination ...

All signs point to the newly elected pontiff’s continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American pope in 2,000 years. What are his political views? Has he said anything about ...

How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

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

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Pope Francis’ willingness to meet ordinary people means thousands like myself — I live in Miami — have unique stories of how the Holy Father touched our lives and strengthened our resolve to make a ...

Francis was imperfect, but also heroic. He believed the church was for everyone and that no sin was beyond forgiveness. He ...

During his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis introduced significant changes to the Catholic Church, notably increasing the ...