Pope Leo XIV says he chose the name in honor of Leo XIII, connecting his predecessor’s focus on workers during the industrial ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s death marks the end of an era in which the prolific writer and speaker conveyed his reflections on the Catholic faith. In both speaking and writing about the faith ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI took the reins of the Catholic Church in 2005 from his much more charismatic predecessor, John Paul II. A German theologian, he led the church as a traditionalist.