In his later years, however, Francis turned even further away from the legacy of John Paul II and instead pivoted toward the legacy of Pope Pius XII, the pontiff whose tenure began shortly before ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his priorities and vision for the Church.

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity with the late pontiff’s pastoral legacy and his prioritizing of the marginalized. Francis himself quipped that his successor would be John XXIV, after ...

Much of the coverage of Pope Francis' legacy on Monday (April 21) dwelt with the ways he differed from his predecessors, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. It is natural to compare a pope to ...

Finally, he also recalled the words of Pope Pius XII, who reiterated that 'nothing is lost in peace. Everything may be lost ...

Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the temptation to use “powerful and sophisticated weapons,” as President ...

Popes have used the estate at Castel Gandolfo as a summer residence since the 17th century. Pope Francis broke from that ...

Quoting the Second Vatican Council's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World ("Gaudium et Spes"), Pope Leo ...

The last Pope to visit Santa Maria di Galeria, where there were once 28 enormous antennas of Vatican Radio broadcasting on ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his priorities and vision for the Church.