The first clue is in the name. When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first American pontiff and chose Leo XIV as his papal name, the...
In the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, the popular Roman saying was relentlessly repeated: “He who enters as pope leaves as cardinal.” Sometimes...
The Pope is Peruvian, and since Peru is a country so deprived of joys, don’t ask us to make the bitter distinctions typical of the meticulous...
President Donald Trump is no longer the only American with the most power or influence in the world. From now on, he shares that honor with...
Leo XIV arrives to the papacy with controversy in tow. In recent months, and more explicitly in the hours leading up to the conclave, Cardinal Robert...
Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, 69, became the first pope from the United States on Thursday. The Church has placed Prevost — a conciliatory, soft-spoken Augustinian...
A British convert to Catholicism once said that it’s all very well to get into Peter’s boat, but perhaps it’s best not to look too closely...
Over the past two weeks, the 12 general congregations have sparked an intense debate about the state of the Church. In more than 260 interventions, cardinals...
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The prayers of the faithful gathered Thursday at Chicago’s cathedral were answered around noon local time. “Habemus papam!” they heard from the live television broadcasts covering...
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