As cardinals elect a new pope, La Croix International columnist Maryse Quashie weighs the quiet power of Pope Francis against the bombast of Donald Trump, asking which vision will shape our future.

The liturgy of this Fourth Sunday of Easter speaks less of the apparitions than of the figure of Jesus the Good Shepherd and Shepherd, and consequently of priestly and religious vocations.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost appears at the main central loggia balcony of the St. Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in the Vatican, May 9 ...

On May 7, the conclave to elect the 267th pope will begin. 133 cardinals under the age of 80 are to take part. They’ll be completely cut off from the outside world until the new pope is elected ...

Francis II? Benedict XVII? John Paul III? One of the most symbolic acts at the start of a new papacy is the choice of a pope’s name. Once elected by the College of Cardinals, the new bishop of ...

'Without Pope Francis, we may lose the light he helped ignite' Ahead of the conclave set to begin May 7, as debate and speculation swirl over the profile of Peter’s successor, Marine Tondelier ...

When he crosses St. Peter’s Square, few take notice. Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik blends into the crowd with silver hair and a dark overcoat. But the cardinal, appointed by Pope Francis in ...

Maria Clara Luchetti Bingemer is a leading figure in contemporary liberation theology with a focus on mysticism. She holds a doctorate in systematic theology from the Gregorian University in Rome.

In an exclusive interview with La Croix, U.S. theologian William Cavanaugh discussed the challenges the next pope will face, emphasizing the deep divides within the Catholic Church. Cavanaugh ...

The conclave—the process by which the cardinal electors choose a new pope—begins between 15 and 20 days after the pope’s death or resignation. The world seems to hold its breath when the ...

"Reference is made to evangelization. It is the reason for being of the Church. "The sweet and comforting joy of evangelizing" (Paul VI) It is the same Jesus Christ who, from within, pushes us.

Nothing pleases Cardinal Gerhard Müller more than showing off his library. In one of the large buildings bordering the Vatican, just outside the small state’s walls, the German prelate lives in ...