Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

The initiative seeks to preserve unique documents and facilitate worldwide access to this treasure of the Church.

The discussion concluded on the note that, in a perfect world, a Pope’s country of origin would hold little significance; ...

Inside Vatican City, the home of Pope Leo, lies a vast collection of Indigenous artifacts and cultural objects that some ...

VATICAN CITY — A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys.

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

The unvirginal hands of a gay man decorated the walls and ceilings the most famous church in the world: the Sistine Chapel.

It matters that the new pope, Leo XIV, is a son of Saint Augustine. Catherine Conybeare is a Leslie Clark Professor in the ...

The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican concerning the first American pope remains a mystery: ...

This time, however, the stakes feel somehow more vital as the comedian confronts his father’s mortality, his own inadequacies ...

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