Russia and Turkey’s international religious influence relies on a specific national narrative – one that is challenged by the ...

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I said he hoped the new pope would continue to support ecumenical ...

From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual ...

Born as Bruno, the son of Count Hugh of Egisheim, in modern day France, Pope Leo IX reigned as head of the Catholic Church ...

Robert Prevost has never had direct relations with Moscow, but the name he chose evokes very important relations in the history of relations between East and West in the ancient and modern Church, fro ...

In a tight contest, if modernist and orthodox cardinals need to look beyond their own groups to elect the 267th pope, one candidate with spiritual and leadership credentials to impress both sides is ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader. Robert Francis Prevost is the new Pope Leo XIV. He is the first pope from the US, and also has Peruvian citizenship, but will represent the global Catholic Church ...

Roughly an hour and 10 minutes from Ramstein Air Base by car, it’s a veritable monument to a 15th-century native son named ...