In “Conclave,” which is based on a 2016 Robert Harris novel, Fiennes plays a cardinal tasked with selecting a new pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about the major candidates, ...

Pope Leo, who was elected in May to the surprise of close conclave watchers, is the first to hail from the United States in the history of the church. A Chicago native, he attended Villanova ...

Pope Leo XIV has blessed an NFL player ahead of the 2025 regular season. The first American pope is from Chicago, Illinois.

Ralph Fiennes is eager to know what Pope Leo XIV thought of the movie Conclave after he experienced the historical moment in ...

Released in Oct. 2024 and propelled back into relevance by the passing of Pope Francis, “Conclave” includes a star-studded ...

Staff airfares and hotels for one Prime Time broadcast cost around €3,600 but some of the airfares cost as little as €13 ...

Delivered just six weeks after Leo's election, it creates a broad picture of a new era unfolding in the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV told 400 bishops and cardinals from nearly 40 countries that they “must be firm and decisive in dealing with ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Andrea Riccardi said he believes Pope Francis anointed Pope Leo XIV as his successor. ... He was considered a favorite to become pope in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo’s reviews among the American public are similar to Pope Francis’ at the beginning of his papacy, researchers said.

Pope Francis put the Catholic Church on the side of the environmental movement by embracing science and our responsibility for global warming.

Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following ...