As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

It is common that upon the death of a Pope, comments arise recalling his pontificate—some positive, others not so much. But ...

VATICAN CITY — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary born in Chicago who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the ...

It was commissioned in the late 16th century by Pope Gregory XIII. Around 20 years ago, I had the rare opportunity to visit the Meridian Hall—also known as the Sundial Room—inside the tower ...