When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes.

Pope Leo XIV was a lot of firsts for the Catholic Church. Among other things, he was the first Augustinian and the first ...

When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo.

Renunciation of Worldly Goods,’ 1297-1299 (photo: Public Domain) When our relationship with a family member goes wrong, can ...

Sports fandom is a key part of the new pope’s public image. Just don’t expect him to throw out the first pitch anytime soon.

Journalists Scott Detrow and Daniel Burke spent a year interviewing the Pope’s friends and family. What emerged is the ...

Returning home from covering the election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican last year, NPR’s Scott Detrow and Daniel Burke knew ...

NPR's Scott Detrow and Daniel Burke discuss "American Pope," their biography of Pope Leo XIV, from his decades in Peru to how ...

In response to Pope Leo XIV's decree marking the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' death, Voyage Publishing's "Francis: Herald of the Great King" challenges readers of all ages to live radical lives ...

When Roy Cohn died of AIDS in 1986, Donald Trump was among the few to attend his burial at Union Field Cemetery in Queens. He ...

The Vatican Publishing House will release The Private Diary of Pope Francis, a book by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, on ...

St. Francis repaired the church by virtue of his faith in the Lord Jesus, healing the rifts of discord through the witness of ...