Raised as a first generation immigrant, Jorge returned to his familial homeland in Italy in March 2013 as Pope Francis I.

Sarah was famously at odds with Pope Francis over several issues, and once came under fire for spinning a book as co-authored with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI condemning proposals to end priestly ...

In his first Regina Caeli from the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV thanked the faithful for the affection they have shown him while also asking them — as his predecessor Francis ...

Deffenbaugh hopes Pope Leo will continue the trajectory on which Pope Francis guided the Catholic Church. "He (Pope Francis) kind of opened up the church," Deffenbaugh said. "I hope that he ...

Pope Leo XIV recalled the life and legacy of Cardinal in Pectore Iuliu Hossu, a Romanian Greek Catholic bishop, “pastor and martyr of the faith during the communist persecution in Romania ...

While the pope's health struggles have left Carla Rabezzana uneasy, the lack of direct contact has also heightened her anxiety for her beloved cousin, who can "cheer you up with just a few words." ...

(Pope Francis followed the example of other pontiffs who chose to be buried outside the Vatican.) Ancient pilgrims used small oil lamps as they visited the dark underground space of the catacombs.

Christians must not attempt to live out the promises of Christ alone, Pope Leo XIV told a delegation of 250 people in Rome for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities.

The book instead depicts only Israel’s aggression in Gaza, with its October 2023 entry including a photo of the famous John Harvard statue draped in a keffiyeh with a caption reading “War ...

Pope Francis leads an audience with participants of the Rome Call for AI ethics meeting, Jan. 10, 2023, at the Vatican. (CNS/Vatican Media) The risks and benefits of AI were also a pressing ...