By Jed Nelson There are moments in history that are so important, so joyful or tragic that we remember exactly where we were ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public ...

Pope Francis put the Catholic Church on the side of the environmental movement by embracing science and our responsibility ...

a divinely guided choice for the Church’s best leader at the time.” Keywords: papal conclave papacy Matthew McDonald Matthew McDonald is a staff reporter for The National Catholic Register and ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

The Papal conclave has elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Here’s what we know ...

At a conclave with many new members ... Reporting from Vatican City The cardinals electing a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church left the Sistine Chapel exhausted and hungry.

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.

At one level, it's going to be really helpful because the name he chose, Leo XIV, is important. He has been very clear about ...

Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.

Conclave actor Ralph Fiennes said he felt "flattered" when he learned the new Pope had watched the Oscar-winning film that sees his character arrange a papal gathering to elect the next head of the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square.