EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an extract from CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb’s new book, “American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church and the World.” It will be published on March 26 by ...

Upon his election to the papacy, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to hail from Latin America. His impact, though, stretched far beyond his home country of Argentina. When elected to the papacy, ...

Pope Francis died this morning at the age of 88, following a stroke and a heart failure, the Vatican said. Correction: An earlier version of this post misstated how many of the world’s Catholics live ...

One of the benefits of being a credentialed reporter in Rome during big Vatican events is the opportunity to skip the lines and climb the steep winding steps to the top of the colonnade surrounding St ...

As white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney, Sister Nathalie Becquart’s phone rang. It was her brother, calling to announce the birth of his fourth child, Céleste. At the same time, Jorge ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A year after Pope Francis’ death, the enduring mark of his papacy is how he changed the Church’s understanding of itself — and its place in the world. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope ...

VATICAN — On May 3, 2025, one week after the funeral of Pope Francis, President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in the white cassock and miter of a pope. The image ...