Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the ...

when he stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica speaking positively of a “synodal Church,” a reference to Pope Francis’ signature reform effort, but also wore the traditional red ...

In 2025, we've seen plenty of fashion missteps at major red-carpet events, from the Oscars and the Met Gala to the Cannes ...

On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the most prominent US-born religious leader in history, has positioned himself to be a force for unity at a ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

The subtext: Choose a pope who will take the church in a different ... influencing and interference.” He pointed to the “Red Hat Report,” a US group that back in 2018 was seeking more ...

Another 52 years passed before Pope Benedict XVI gave the red hat in 2012 to a seventh Filipino, Luis Antonio Tagle. By the 2013 conclave to choose Benedict XVI’s successor, Cardinal Tagle had emerged ...

Pope Benedict XVI, wearing the white fur-trimmed red bonnet reserved for Popes and ... It was called the “Santa hat”. But when Francis was elected in 2013, he changed styles.

Yet as all eyes await the white smoke signaling Habemus Papam — “We have a pope ... with red and gold cord, along with a ring, zucchetto skull cap and the biretta peaked hat.

Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...