Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

Americans quickly started reacting online to the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States. And of ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...