Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his election and remained a committed Jesuit until his death.

De Smet Jesuit outside hitter Cole Esparza felt good walking into the gym Thursday and it showed on the court.

Catholics and non-Catholics alike—throughout the world, however imperfectly, in the way the pope does. The world needs the ...

(RNS) — The Holy Spirit surprised us Thursday (May 8) by electing Robert Prevost, an Illinois native who is also a citizen of ...

Criticism of Valor Christian’s leadership and what some say is a detour from the school’s faith-based vision is at the heart ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV spent years amplifying criticism of President Trump’s policies on social media — with the Catholic ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

A man stands in front of the logo at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, 23 February, 2025 Conclave's true stars? Two ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost's election as Pope Leo XIV marks a historic moment as the first American to lead the Catholic ...

He is perhaps more international than American, because he was spent most of his priesthood as a missionary in Peru.’ ...

Sometimes being a younger man can hurt a cardinal's chances of getting selected to lead, according to Vatican experts.