Catholicism

Catholicism

A newly elected pope in 2025 will emerge from a conclave governed by strict rules dating to the 13th century. When the see becomes vacant, cardinals under 80 gather in the Sisti...

Catholicism

Catholics pray to find lost things as a form of trusting petition, uniting personal need with Christ’s cross and the intercession of saints. The tradition rests on core doctri...

Religion

When a new pope is elected, observers around the world want a straightforward answer to a simple question: what nationality is the new pope? As of the most recent conclave, the...

Christianity

This evergreen explainer examines notable remarks attributed to popes named Leo, emphasizing recurring pastoral and theological themes rather than momentary news. It clarifies a...

Religion and Beliefs

A conclave is a formal, closed gathering convened to elect a new pope following the death or resignation of a reigning pontiff. In Catholic tradition, the term specifically refe...

Religion & Spirituality

Pope Leo X, a humanist patron of the Renaissance, established a long papal tradition when he took the regnal name Leo in 1513. Since then, the name has signaled a particular sty...

Catholicism

During the final days of Pope Francis, medical and Vatican sources reported a gradual decline marked by hospitalization in July 2023 for a severe respiratory infection, subseque...

Religion & Spirituality

Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner) was raised in a Roman Catholic family in Wallsend, England, and attended Catholic schools as a child. In adulthood, he has described himself as spi...

Catholicism

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is a Peruvian-American pontiff. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on 14 May 1955, and holds dual citizenship of the Uni...

Catholicism

The question about what neighborhood the new pope is from points to his birthplace and early formation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before becoming pope in 2013, Jorge Mario Berg...