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In an interview with Euronews, writer Javier Cercas describes Pope Francis as disruptive. Proof of this is the invitation he received from the Vatican to write a book, despite his declared secularism. Thus was born the novel 'El Loco de Dios en el fin del mundo' (God's Fool at the…

The newly-elected supreme pontiff was greeted by crowds of faithful as he arrived in St Peter’s Square for his inauguration Mass, attended by world leaders and religious delegations.

The first US pontiff in the Catholic Church's history has spoken about his namesake Pope Leo XIII's social policies, economics, and theological doctrines, which opened the Church to modernity in the late 19th century.

Pope Benedict XVI was the first pope to use an official social media account to share information

The new supreme pontiff, elected less than a week ago, is expected by some to continue Pope Francis' legacy, while those more conservative seek a traditionalist approach.

The comments came as the Church of England revealed the members who will decide the new archbishop, including an Argentinian engineer, a Māori priest, and a chartered accountant

The comments came as the body charged with nominating the new archbishop announced most of its membership.

The Pope's brother's outspoken views threaten to overshadow the new Pope's ascension.

Political language is sometimes used to describe the orientations of the Vatican. When the late Pope Francis defended migrants, it was suggested that he was a “left-wing” pope. Today, people are wondering whether Pope Leo XIV will adopt a “progressive” path or, on the contrary, a philosophy on immigration different…

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th supreme pontiff, who adopted the name of Pope Leo XIV. But what has his life and career been like?

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks