In her latest column installment, Chan analyzes the rise of conservative Christian nationalism and reflects on why the new ...

I haven’t encountered any American who didn’t experience one of those sentiments upon learning a U.S. citizen became the next pope.

Pope Leo XIII led the church in the late 19th century during the industrial revolution, and is known for an encyclical about the rise of industrialization and the rights of workers. Political leaders ...

In May 2025, a video spread on social media that appeared to show Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, criticizing U.S. Vice ...

As soon as Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and declared, “I announce to you a ...

Still, his reaction to the country’s authoritarianism could provide a glimpse of what stances he might take as pope, Casey said ... meaningful in this political moment, said Levey, the ...

Five days into the papacy of Pope Leo XIV, Americans are fairly split on whether they think he has liberal or conservative political beliefs, a new poll found. Screengrab from Vatican News' video ...