A vigil was held on Monday night at 9pm at the Basilica of Santissima Annunziata with prayers led by the Archbishop of Florence, who recalled the Pope’s visit to this particular church in Florence in ...

Pope Leo XIV’s pontifical name is a reflection of his intent to lead the Catholic Church with a “clear vision” amid a turbulent world, Italian Cardinal Fernando Filoni said Friday.

“To young people I say: Do not be afraid! Accept the invitation of the Church and Christ the Lord!” declared Pope Leo XIV to thunderous applause during his first Regina Coeli address as an ...

With a conclave to select a new pope typically not taking place for two to three weeks after a pontiff's passing, several weeks can go by without a pope leading the Roman Catholic Church.

The skeletons, along with an ancient church, were found on the school’s City Campus property, which was acquired by the university in 2021. The University of Gloucestershire announced the ...

The first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral and merciful Church outward to a broken world. Pope Francis (1936–2025), who led the Catholic Church ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change. The Argentine pontiff listened, breaking some ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American and 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88 on April 21. Pope Francis, the first Latin American and 266th pope of the Roman Catholic ...

As a scholar of global Catholicism, I am especially interested in how this will be the most diverse conclave in the history of the Catholic church. Before the conclave, the College of Cardinals ...

Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died of a stroke and heart failure on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced.

Francis captured the imaginations of believers and non-believers alike. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Of the innumerable insults directed at Donald Trump and his supporters, the one that seems to get under their skin the most is “woke right.” The epithet describes the Trump movement’s ...