Pope Francis aims to unite conservative and reformist strands of Catholicism with the first canonisation of two popes this month — an impressive masterstroke that has already stirred dissent in some ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In 2025, the Catholic Church and the Vatican witnessed the death of Pope Francis and the election of the first pope born in the United States, Leo XIV. While the year was marked ...

Pope Leo XIV, soon after his election May 8, 2025, and Pope Leo XIII, who was pope from 1878 until his death in 1903, depicted in this official Vatican portrait. Credit: OSV News photo/CNS/Vatican ...

In the handover between Pope Francis and Pope Leo, one theme stands out as genuinely decisive — perhaps more than is apparent to those who focus exclusively on ecclesiastical affairs. At the heart of ...

Pope Francis made history on Sunday, elevating to sainthood John XXIII and John Paul II, two of his most famous papal predecessors, in a ceremony bearing themes of hope and reconciliation for the ...

Seven years after his surprise resignation, Benedict XVI — weakened by age but still intellectually spry — appears unable to remain in the shadow of his Argentinean successor Francis, creating the ...

Netflix has a drama coming this fall that's sure to get people talking. On Thursday, the streaming giant released the trailer for The Two Popes, which explores Pope Benedict XVI's (Anthony Hopkins) ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican, ...