From the passing of Pope Francis to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, 2025 emerged as a pivotal turning point for a Church navigating global political violence, the AI revolution, and a ...

The Labubu craze and the election of Pope Leo XIV were two of the most talked-about cultural moments of 2025 on X, it has been revealed. The social media platform has published This Year On X, ...

2025 began with Catholics around the world uniting in prayer for Pope Francis’ health as he entered the hospital on Feb. 14. He was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome for a respiratory infection ...

2024's "Conclave" is an Oscar-winning film about the election of a new pope. Is it based on a true story? And how much does it get right about real conclaves?

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

In his first year as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV seems driven not by the dramatic gesture or tensions that often fueled the papacy of his predecessor, but by a calm, persistent zeal to preach the Gospel and ...

ROME – This has been a rollercoaster of a year, in every area of life and all across the globe, complete with seismic shifts in geopolitics and the Catholic Church itself, 12 months during which the ...

Since his inauguration as pontiff one year ago, Leo has hosted audiences with countless world leaders, celebrities and other ...

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as they gather to pray the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Holy Family, Dec. 28, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media VATICAN CITY ...

The experience was almost surreal. A Chicago priest climbed aboard the iconic popemobile alongside the Holy Father, the two longtime friends traversing the cobblestone plaza of St. Peter’s Square at ...