Past papal elections and the subsequent honeymoon period of the new pope have, in general, brought increases in donations to ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent Prevost, who had spent years as a missionary in Peru, to take over a ...

March 1, 2013, marked the beginning of a short “interregnum” period before the election of Pope Francis. During this time, the camerlengo was the temporary administrator of the Holy See.

Today, almost three months since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the media reality defies those expectations. Apart from Catholic outlets such as the National Catholic Register, which have naturally ...

In contrast, the election of Pope Francis, known before his 2013 elevation as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, can be seen as surprising given that a group of cardinals dominated by conservatives elected a ...

Pope Francis delivers his blessing while praying at a statue of Mary overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome on Dec. 8, 2014, during the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Gerard O’Connell is America ’s Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

Gerard O’Connell is America ’s Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.

Sunday will mark one month since the election of Pope Leo XIV. Many people have looked at discrete decisions, like his choice of clothing, as tea leaves about his pontificate, whether they are or not.