The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...

Before his election, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost spoke clearly on synodality, Church unity, sexual morality, and the ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. In an interview with the USA TODAY Network, one ...

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as pontiff. Here's what's anticipated from his papacy when it ...

As cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel this week, those who believed they may be in with a shot of becoming the 267th ...

As cardinals gather to elect Pope Francis’ successor, they are facing debates over whether the church most needs change or ...

The new pontiff's views on issues such as immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and climate crisis seem to reflect both traditional ...

Pope Leo XIV has been described as a potential bridge-builder for a divided Catholic Church, likely to pursue parts of his ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

lesbian and transgender people feel more welcome in the Catholic church and advised Francis on the issue. He says Francis himself changed the church, but so did the many LGBTQ Catholics who have ...