Such a demanding job can be good for the brain and body. But Pope Leo XIV may also have to contend with challenges that are ...

For Vatican experts, the election of American Robert Francis Prevost Martinez as the new pope sends clear political and symbolic signals both within and outside the Catholic world ...

"He is an American, but he's an American who has a really international experience," said an assistant professor at St. Louis University.

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 ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election marks a new chapter in the church’s social mission, renewing its commitment to global peace, justice, ...