In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself as pope on Truth Social.

Leo, the first American and second Latin American pope, celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican after waving to the ...

While he seems to be following in the footsteps of Francis, Robert Prevost is more elusive than his predecessors who ascended to the throne of Peter.

The decline in religiosity in America is oft-noted and well-documented, as survey upon survey demonstrates. Gallup reports that while 44% of Americans said in 2000 they attended services weekly, by ...

The decline in religiosity in America is oft-noted and well-documented, as survey upon survey demonstrates. Gallup reports ...

notably absent of the papal tiara — a deliberate symbol of the vacant papal throne. The 2025 design, created by renowned Vatican artist Daniela Longo, depicts three golden angels lifting an ornate ...

Historian Faith Tibble examines the origin of one of the most famous images in the Christian world and how it changed over ...

In a process dating to medieval times, the cardinals will file into the Vatican’s frescoed Sistine Chapel after a public Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and start their secret conclave for a ...

King Charles III opened the Canadian Parliament with a speech widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation ...

All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported.The Vatican also plans to use ...