COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s use of the optional Mass during Ordinary Time should spur priests worldwide to do the same.

"We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who still do not recognize the urgency of ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family.

Can Leo, the Pan-American pope, boost the Catholic Church’s popularity? There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within ...

In his first Sunday Regina Coeli address during Easter, Pope Leo XIV gave pilgrims a surprise and sang the traditional Marian prayer, and prayed for increased vocations to the priesthood and ...

John Paul II, the pope of my youth, is my default image for the papacy; not Benedict, not even Francis could displace him.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The conclave opened at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon but a first round of… ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Cardinals gather at the Vatican on Wednesday to elect the new pontiff to succeed the late Pope Francis. VATICAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Images While every pope is free to choose their own name, many ...

John Paul I’s papacy lasted just 33 days. Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, who succeeded him, chose the name John Paul II. JOHN: Chosen 23 times by popes, most recently in 1958 by Pope John XXIII.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his election and remained a committed Jesuit until his death.