The pope must defend the family from the state‘s attacks while promoting peace and asserting independence from state power.

As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies ...

Mere weeks into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has already become the target of widespread misinformation, some of which is ...

In this moment of deepening catastrophe, Hispanic America needs its first “Peruvian” pope to act not just as a global ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of its ...

The appointment of long-serving chancellor Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro appears to be a sign of continuity with the outgoing ...

Pope Leo XIV has only been at the helm of the Catholic Church for a few weeks and there is already a myriad of false ...

Pope Leo XIV is willing to host peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, yet Russia's stance towards the Vatican is likely to ...

Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?

After being elected pope, Robert Prevost's private life came under scrutiny. Especially the political differences between him and his brother, Louis.