“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church of his new country, Peru. In fact, he became a Peruvian citizen,” Canadian ...

Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits oversight of the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major ...

The Vatican, the smallest country in the world, has an economy shrouded in secrecy. Here are some little known facts that ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

The late Pope Francis sought to battle corruption, but his successor faces the even harder task of balancing the books.

History was made on Thursday when Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the first American head of the Catholic Church, ...

As the cardinals begin their procession to the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to select a new pope, the world's attention turns to the Vatican and its unique financial structure. The leader of the ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, to migration, the climate crisis and schisms in the church, the honeymoon ...

Pope Francis's successor will face an array of challenges, from disputes over the place of women, the Vatican's financial ...

Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...