Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a ...

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said he would continue the work of Pope Francis in steering the church in a more missionary direction, with greater cooperation among church leaders and a closeness to the ...

Pope Francis’s death report, released Monday afternoon by the Vatican, indicated he died of a cerebral stroke, which caused ...

A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian ...

Pope Francis’s death report, released Monday afternoon by the Vatican, indicated he died of a cerebral stroke, which caused him to fall into a coma and suffer “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, ...

and Venezuela. Francis visited Cuba in 2015. A year earlier, the pope played a crucial role in achieving a thaw in the relationship between the communist regime and the United States during the ...

Pope Francis left a legacy as a reformist and a ... international affairs includes a stint as the Vatican's ambassador to Venezuela starting in 2009 and serving as the main architect of the ...

This pope will make mistakes; don’t we all? But on this day, Melinda Henneberger looks to him with great hope. | Opinion ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has been elected to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, more than two weeks after the death of Pope Francis. The 69-year-old was ...