VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A year after Pope Francis’ death, the enduring mark of his papacy is how he changed the Church’s understanding of itself — and its place in the world. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope ...

The Pontiff is on a pastoral visit to Campania, where he relaunched the call for peace that had marked the first words of his ...

In his first year as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV seems driven not by the dramatic gesture or tensions that often fueled the papacy ...

Pope Leo has captured the hearts of the faithful through his papal trips, and events like canonizations and special liturgies ...

On April 21, 2025, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled for Pope Francis, marking the end of his life and his 12-year papacy. As the 265th successor of St. Peter, the Argentinian pontiff left a ...

Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...

Patricia Sota, Maria Lafarga, Martha Torres, and Gladys Heraldez in Lake Como during their May 2025 trip through Italy that ...

Pope Leo XIV is marking one year since his historic election, making the transition from low-profile cardinal to one of the ...

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from the Laetare lecture on March 26, given in New York after the author was awarded the Loyola Medal by the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Pope Francis’ vast ...

"The wars still being fought in so many regions of the world call for a renewed commitment that is not only economic and ...

Pope Francis waves to a crowd of well-wishers at Rome's Gemelli hospital before returning to the Vatican March 23, 2025, after 38 days of treatment at the hospital. Massimiliano Strappetti, a nurse ...