Indeed, the Catholic Church, Christianity, and religion in general remain vitally relevant in human affairs in our supposedly secular age. The world’s eyes became fixed on Rome following Pope ...

One last thing. Remember how President Donald Trump shared the AI-generated image of himself as pope? He got it right. He is the head of a new religion: Trumpism. And, as David Brooks put it ...

By choosing the name Leo, the 267th pope is joining a group of 13 other popes who took the name. Many of the previous Leos were reformers, including the last one, Pope Leo XIII, who was elected in ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff ... director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. "With Donald Trump viewed widely around the world and in the church as a populist ...

By taking this name, Pope Leo XIV clearly signals his priorities.” — Robert Orsi, professor of religion at Northwestern University “I turned on my TV, and all my staff came here and we all ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American ... Italy and Vanessa Gera and Giada Zampano in Rome contributed. Associated Press religion coverage receives support through ...

Cathleen Falsani wrote about the installation of Pope Benedict XVI as the Sun-Times religion reporter and columnist from 2000-2010. She is at the Vatican to cover the installation of Pope Leo XIV ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pope Friday morning in the Sistine Chapel. In attendance were the cardinals who elected him on Thursday. Leo spoke briefly in English before his ...