Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

The centenary year of St. Thérèse’s canonization began Jan. 4 and will continue until Christmas, with a weekend of celebrations taking place May 16–18 in Lisieux, France.

Pope Francis, as well as all the pontiffs who preceded him since 1939, defended migrants and immigration. What stance will ...

For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment: the midday Sunday blessing the pope ...

His career in the church, and his rise through its institutions, has only one major drawback, and it is a familiar one.

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected ... 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939.

The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected ... 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939.

Progressive contenders such as Tagle or Cardinal Matteo Zuppi might select Francis II, directly aligning themselves ... and a more hierarchical Church. Pope Pius XII is a particularly contentious ...