Pope Leo XVI is expected to take up residence in the papal apartment on the first floor of the Apostolic Palace, left vacant ...

Massimo Faggioli, professor of historical theology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a regular contributor toLa ...

Pope Leo XVI’s early remarks highlight strong continuity with Francis, though the new pope brings his own Augustinian touch ...

Leo XIII (1878–1903), the first pope of the 20th century, took bold stances on the major social issues of his time and laid ...

At the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Orthodox clergy and faithful welcomed the May 8 election of ...

Uganda is the first African country to launch a national effort to adapt its health care system to climate change. Leading ...

As Jews and Christians recently marked Passover and Easter, Muslim historian Daoud Riffi reminds readers that Moses—called ...

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

From abuse to diplomacy, sexual ethics to Church reform, the next pope faces considerable challenges. La Croix outlines 12 ...

The liturgy of this Fourth Sunday of Easter speaks less of the apparitions than of the figure of Jesus the Good Shepherd and ...

Interview. “When an ideology becomes master of my life, then I can no longer dialogue or engage with another person because I ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV, aligning himself with Pope Leo XIII, whose 25-year reign was ...