As Pope Leo XIV makes history as the first American-born pontiff, many are wondering what this means for the future of the Catholic Church and the political relationships with the United States.

Further, when Francis called for a worldwide synod of the Catholic Church, he acknowledged that ... LGBTQ-positive Catholic theologians felt freer to speak and to publish. He supported priests ...

The church, some cardinals are arguing, desperately needs a moneyman and manager. Some cardinals, freer now to dissent with the sede vacante — the seat of St. Peter empty — are chafing against ...