The choice of a new name is an opportunity for newly elected popes to hint at their agenda for the Catholic Church. In 2005, ...

Pope Leo XIV offered to host or facilitate peace talks between warring parties in pursuit of global peace, but Moscow has ...

The tradition of popes taking new names upon their election is one of the most recognizable customs in the Roman Catholic ...

Over the coming months, expect to see royals from across the world be granted a coveted private audience with the ...

Pope Leo made history by becoming the first American pope and his papacy has been marked by another break from tradition.

Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the ...

Born amid revolution, Eugène de Mazenod found his purpose at the foot of the Cross — and went on to become a bishop, founder ...

The modality for choosing a PopeTHE election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive procedures in the world. Rooted in centuries of tradition and canon law, ...

The Vatican has a deep history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

Pope Leo XIV has said that he will use the principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) as the basic framework for his papacy ...

Hopefully under Leo, the Catholic Church can work with people like Hassabis to help the world understand and control the ...

From a portable throne carried on the shoulders of attendants to state-of-the-art electric cars, the pope’s means of ...