Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff was crowned with an elaborate gold and jewel-encrusted papal tiara.

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ANALYSIS: Through his words, gestures and even liturgical picks, the new Pope is synthesizing what came before him.

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...

Heinlein, OSV News Following the April 21 death of Pope Francis, a great curiosity hovered across the world as the College of ...

Pope Leo XIV will receive a gold ring, an electric bulletproof Popemobile, and access to the cliffside residence at Castel ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or ...

One thing seemed clear from the moment Pope Leo stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica: He was not another Pope ...

They went into last week’s conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years. And yet conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic ...

Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: ” Peace.” The contrast between ...