Catholics around the world are marking 2025 as a Jubilee Year, with the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.” At the same time, the ...

Cultures often pass on their wisdom by means of proverbs. In the 18 years that I lived in Rome, I struggled to make sense of ...

Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...

Cardinal electors gathered in conclave at the Sistine Chapel in Rome have elected a new pope. The Holy Father is the 267th ...

President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, who was elected the 267th pope the same day, taking ...

The Vatican's approach to security protocols for the papal conclave "sets a gold standard for organizations handling ...

As the cardinals prepare to enter into the Sistine Chapel to vote on the next supreme pontiff May 7, faithful across the ...

As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.

Of the 135 cardinals eligible to enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect the next pope, one absence has sparked confusion, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court said May 6 the Trump administration may enforce, for now, a ban on transgender troops serving in the ...

President Donald Trump posted an image that appeared to be created by artificial intelligence depicting himself as pope just ...