There’s ample chatter about how Leo XIV, as the first Pope born and raised in the United States, might be affected by his background. (He is simultaneously a citizen of Peru, where he was a long-term ...

One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 ...

Pope Leo XIV now faces the challenge of securing the necessary funds to steer the Vatican out of its financial difficulties.

ANALYSIS: In the first month of his papacy, Leo XIV has demonstrated that he has the grounded demeanor, bridge-building ...

The cardinals would sit in a hall in a half circle with the dean of the college of cardinals, the Italian Giovanni Battista, ...