For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most ...

Shared Roots, Common Cause: Patriarch Awa III on Challenges Facing Christendom in the Age of Pope Leo XIV ...

Every Pope, Ever The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of leadership. From its earliest days, guiding the faithful ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake.

American author, speaker and theologian Bishop Robert Barron says he thinks the new pope's papal name selection represents his motivations to strike a balance in a very divided world.

Because of the antipopes, there are 21 Johns, but no Pope John XX, and eight Bonifaces but no Pope Boniface VII. John and Gregory are the most common names among the popes.

An American pope, a British king, European sovereigns: the echo of Leo XIV's election crosses borders and continents, like a shared call to dialogue and reconciliation.

Of the 266 popes elected throughout the history of the Catholic Church, 11 popes are known for their very brief papal terms.

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

The shortest conclave ever, according to the Vatican, took place in 1503 after Pope Pius III died. Pope Julius II was elected the new leader after a conclave that lasted for only a few hours ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

Pope Leo XIV says he chose the name in honor of Leo XIII, connecting his predecessor’s focus on workers during the industrial revolution to today’s rise of AI.