Vice President JD Vance spoke with Ross Douthat on his "Interesting Times" podcast after meeting with the new pope.

Donald Trump post this AI produced image of himself in the vestments of the pope to his social media accounts — X, Instagram, ...

The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States.

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a ...

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots. There are still ...

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

At his funeral, Pope Francis was remembered and venerated as a pontiff with "strength and serenity" who modeled his pontificate on St. Francis of Assisi. The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni ...

Americans greeted Pope St. John Paul II with open arms during his seven visits to the United States. Pundits often ... than the Polish pontiff. Pope Francis received a more tepid response during ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...