Pope Leo XIV is vowing to actively promote and protect the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those ...

Catholicism did not begin as a “white” faith. Born on the eastern rim of the Mediterranean, it spread through the trading ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Robert Prevost's election as the new pope marks the first time a person from the United States was selected as the head of ...

Pope Leo XIV says the Church needs the Christian East and has a “great need to recover the sense of mystery that remains ...

Europe influenced by the former Pope Leo (XIII). As Europe reflects on the accord established in 1950 a new Pope Leo (XIV) ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

King Charles, the head of the Church of England, sent private congratulations to the new leader of the Catholic church. In ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

The new pope’s name, as well as his baptismal names, will be translated into Latin in the announcement but his former surname will remain in his native language. For example, when Pope Francis ...

Why, in a global communion of 1.4 billion faithful, has the modern conclave not looked beyond Europeans for a new pope? And ...