With their specific forms of prayer, outreach or emphasis both the long-established groups of Catholic laypeople as well as ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Pope Leo XIV has no illusions about power. He did not seek high office. His heart was shaped by those he served: by farmers, ...

If elected he would be the first African chosen to lead the Catholic Church in more than 1,500 ... If chosen as the next pope, he would be the first Frenchman to hold the position since Gregory ...

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...

Catholic bishops in Nigeria have obtained a schedule to travel to Rome and officially meet with the new Pope, Cardinal Robert ...

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

AI-generated videos and audios of Pope Leo XIV are populating rapidly online, racking up views as platforms struggle to ...

Could Trump become pope? What religion does he align with? Here's what we know. It's unlikely the president will lead the Catholic church as the next pope. Technically, to be papabile, or ...

Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be often prove ... “questions pertaining to the activity of the church in the world.” Pope Francis made the most recent synod much more ...

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 ...