Leo’s elevation broke the longstanding rule of thumb that no American, as a citizen of a superpower, could or even should ...

After a five-month siege in the First Crusade, Crusaders seize Antioch (in modern day Turkey). 1539: Explorer Hernando de ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV -- elected May 8 -- attention quickly turned to the first moments of his pontificate. The first weeks of a papacy often give ...

After college, a job with a Catholic magazine ... 100 Ways John Paul II Changed the World. “I am convinced he was such an exceptional pope because of his depth of prayer; the time he spent ...

Perhaps the most famous example of a pope's role in global affairs is Pope John Paul II's association ... said at the time: "I have had a feeling, particularly in the pope's visit to Poland ...

Today, the world learned the identity of the new leader of the Catholic Church — Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, became the first American pope. Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and ...

St. John Paul II called Faustina’s canonization and Divine Mercy Sunday the happiest day of his life — a summit moment of his papacy and personal mission. Pope John Paul II laughs during a ...

And at the same time, in my mind, there were memories of the passing of Pope John Paul II ... communism in his homeland of Poland and elsewhere. John Paul II tried to bring the world together ...

“In the first 24 hours, one million people walked through compared to this time about 50,000.” Some reportedly waited in line for 13 hours to view Pope John Paul II’s body and pray. Wait ...

The Vatican and White House have for decades kept a close relationship, with various popes and presidents meeting in the nation’s capital and in Vatican City across the years. Pope Francis died ...

Less than nine months after his elevation to the papacy, Time magazine named Francis its ... and a cardinal three years later, under Pope John Paul II. Though not a fan of trips to the Vatican ...