Some predict Leo XIV will be a moderate offering gentle continuity and that his relatively soft-spoken style may counter divisive voices There was a moment of surprised silence before the crowd began ...

Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. \| Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA. America ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

Papal candidates are known as “papabile” or translated from the Italian, “pope-able.” The vast majority of the papabile were ...

Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan arrives in the New Hall of the Synod at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the last time before ...

Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ...

Right now, everything is secret,’ Madagascar Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana said. ‘It’s the moment for prayers right now.’ ...

ANALYSIS: The late Pontiff famously encouraged Catholics to ‘make a mess’ to bring fresh energy and ideas to the Church. The ...

The election of a cardinal from Hong Kong as pope could pose a political challenge for China, where the number of Catholics ...

The election of a cardinal from Hong Kong as pope could present a political challenge for China, where the number of ...

Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida, Venezuela, arrives to attend a general congregation meeting of the College of ...