COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but ...

The newly named Leo will be a welcome voice, with a Midwestern accent, against the unchristian attitude of the present ...

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church ...

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

This document, which was amended by Benedict XVI before his resignation from the papacy in 2013, stipulates that violating ...

Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost was the least American among the American cardinals, having spent most of his ministry in ...

Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger by birth, is not just famous as the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, but also as a prolific writer whose books have majorly impacted theological ...

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

It was enough to stop the candidacy of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, because, if they had continued voting for me, he would not have been able to reach the two-thirds necessary to be elected pope ...

Truth is, many parishes in Europe are growing. But others are dying. As one theologian noted in a 1969 German radio interview ...