World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
The surprising election of the first American pope felt fraught and disorienting to Roman Catholics around the world, who had.
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- May 10, 2025
- by Associated Press
Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church
In the fall of 2024, the cardinal who is now Pope Leo XIV sat at a large round table inside.
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- May 3, 2025
- by Associated Press
These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope
The cardinals who have traveled to Rome to elect the next pope at a conclave next week sometimes look as.
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- May 2, 2025
- by Associated Press
There’s Never Been a Pope From the U.S. Could Cardinal Prevost Change That?
For betting types, the conventional wisdom says not to put your money on a pope from the United States. Yet.
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- April 30, 2025
- by Associated Press
How Francis Challenged and Embraced Africa’s Rising Catholic Population
When Pope Francis presided over a Mass that incorporated elements of Congolese tradition in St. Peter’s Basilica in 2019, it.
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- April 29, 2025
- by Associated Press
Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t
When more than 130 cardinals solemnly file into the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin voting on who among.
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- April 29, 2025
- by Associated Press
The Filipino Cardinal Who Could Be the First Asian Pope
He never aspired to be a priest. After he rose to be a bishop, he implied that he suffered from.
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- April 28, 2025
- by Associated Press
When Will a New Pope Be Chosen? What to Know About the Conclave.
The death of Pope Francis this month at the age of 88 set off grief and mourning around the world.
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- April 28, 2025
- by Associated Press
Conclave to Choose New Pope Will Start May 7, Vatican Says
The conclave to elect the next pope will start on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday, setting up a.
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- April 28, 2025
- by Associated Press
One Key to a Successful Campaign for Pope? Act Like You’re Not Campaigning.
In March 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina gave a roughly four-minute speech at one of the closed-door meetings.