Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

The world must resist the allure of modern weapons that threaten to give conflicts a ferocity surpassing that of previous ...

Many aspects of Pope Francis’ remarkable program of ecclesial renewal weare prefigured in Hans Urs von Balthasar’s vision for ...

The pope addressed the synod’s 16th ordinary council at its offices just outside the Vatican, where members are meeting June ...

COMMENTARY: Thus, it was hard for me to pick up what would be Pope Francis’ last encyclical and read it with receptivity. But ...

Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the temptation to use “powerful and sophisticated weapons,” as President ...

Finally, he also recalled the words of Pope Pius XII, who reiterated that 'nothing is lost in peace. Everything may be lost ...

Castel Gandolfo has been for centuries a place of rest, prayer, and study for popes. Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul ...

Popes have used the estate at Castel Gandolfo as a summer residence since the 17th century. Pope Francis broke from that ...

In an address to the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV lamented the imposition “of the ...

Pope Francis will be remembered as the most progressive pontiff in the Catholic Church's history. Over the years, the pope ...

In 2016, Pope Francis told a gathering of Christians, “It’s hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone ...