Former Taiwan vice-president Chen Chien-jen will be travelling to the Vatican again over the weekend to act as the island’s envoy, less than a month after doing so for Pope…
A champion of the Catholic tradition of social justice founded by his namesake Leo XIII, the new pontiff's background and clear admiration for his predecessor indicates that he…
Robert Francis Prevost, who took the papal name Leo XIV, is the first pope from the United States.
Here are some things to know about the election of the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, which has 1.4 billion faithful across the world.
Cardinal Tagle and two other cardinals have been named to the “Particular Congregation” — the rotating post tasked with assisting the camerlengo (chamberlain) — during the…
Vietnam's top leaders President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son have all sent messages of…
During the late pontiff's visit to the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on September 5, 2024, he met with the mosque’s grand imam Nasaruddin Umar. They jointly signed the Istiqlal…
In the formal message released on Wednesday, His Majesty and Her Majesty the Queen expressed their profound sorrow at the loss of the Pontiff, a figure held in high esteem…
When Donald Trump said he would attend Pope Francis’ funeral, the symbolism was impossible to ignore: the American has done to his country’s institutions what Francis did to…
Pope Francis’ burial has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, where he also made his last appearance through an Easter Sunday blessing and a popemobile tour.