Pope Leo XVI is expected to take up residence in the papal apartment on the first floor of the Apostolic Palace, left vacant ...

Pope Leo XVI’s early remarks highlight strong continuity with Francis, though the new pope brings his own Augustinian touch ...

At the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, Orthodox clergy and faithful welcomed the May 8 election of ...

Leo XIII (1878–1903), the first pope of the 20th century, took bold stances on the major social issues of his time and laid ...

Massimo Faggioli, professor of historical theology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a regular contributor toLa ...

Uganda is the first African country to launch a national effort to adapt its health care system to climate change. Leading ...

As Jews and Christians recently marked Passover and Easter, Muslim historian Daoud Riffi reminds readers that Moses—called ...

As cardinals elect a new pope, La Croix International columnist Maryse Quashie weighs the quiet power of Pope Francis against the bombast of Donald Trump, asking which vision will shape our future.

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

Interview. “When an ideology becomes master of my life, then I can no longer dialogue or engage with another person because I ...

The liturgy of this Fourth Sunday of Easter speaks less of the apparitions than of the figure of Jesus the Good Shepherd and ...

During Francis’ pontificate, the Catholic Church in the United States was torn between reform-minded factions and a staunchly ...