Both president and pope represent two antipodal possibilities of leadership in the same society and the promise of redemption once a society gets it right. Consequently, no human society ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd on the main balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square. American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago in 1955, was elected pope this ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.

Pope Leo XIV has echoed his predecessor’s urgent call for an end to the assault that has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians. Pope Leo XIV leads his first Regina Caeli prayer from the Central L ...

The Chairman of the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, Dr. Chima Matthew Amadi yesterday said the choice of Pope Leo XIV as the 267th Pope inspires billions all over the world. He said the Pope’s ...

WASHINGTON — As cardinals begin a conclave to elect the next pope, some are wondering if they could put forward the first American to hold the highest position in the Catholic church.

Pope Leo XIV made his first social media post ... wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world." The Vatican said it was archiving the posts from Francis' 12-year papacy.

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...

He said as well, "Across the nation and around the world, people are crying out for the hope and salvation that can only be found through faith in Jesus Christ. I pray that Pope Leo XIV will carry ...

They’re called the Smoking Popes, and they’re from Chicago. And yes, they’re aware that the coincidence is too perfect for words. “I think all of us in the band are excited to welcome our ...