Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?

After an Earth Day Service of Lessons and Carols at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington on May 18, 2025 ...

As a Muslim who admired Pope Francis, I join millions in mourning ... He was the first pontiff I ever quoted extensively in my speeches and writings. And for good reason. In an era of performative ...

Pope Francis’s legacy is one of bold moral clarity: a Church allied with the poor, a planet in peril, and a global economy in ...

Pope Leo XIV called attention to two important events that fell on May 24: the day of prayer for Catholics in China and the ...

To what degree will the new pope stand or not stand in continuity with Francis? As a scholar who has studied the writings and actions of the popes since the time of the Second Vatican Council, a ...

He saw ‘Lord of the World’ (1907) as an ‘antidote’ to ‘worldly totalitarianism.’ ...

Children have always been vulnerable, but the vulnerability they face today seems almost overwhelming. All over the world, children face war, famine and illness. Even in stable economic conditions, ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Vice President JD Vance ...