Some popes were particularly prolific in their use of this type of document, starting with Pope Leo XIII, who was the Roman pontiff from 1878 to 1903. He issued 86 encyclicals, an average of over ...

However, Elena Guerra felt increasingly called to promote devotion to the Holy Spirit and wrote several times to Pope Leo XIII about this. Further reading: Carlo Acutis soon to be canonized In ...

Feel like hiding from the world, Leo? Even if that’s the opposite of your usual M.O., we can hardly blame you. With the Sun in Scorpio and your sensitive fourth house until November 21 ...

Own your growth, Leo! Your monthly tarotscopes—or tarot horoscopes, a combination of tarot cards and astrology—can help you shift your perspective to become who you’ve always dreamed of being.

Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, background center, poses with the participants to the second session of the 16th General ...

“Conclave” begins at a gathering to select a new pope in the name of God — though it becomes clear that selecting the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church is not a holy affair. When the ...

The pope has died unexpectedly in his quarters, and the Sacred College of Cardinals will now hold a conclave to determine his successor. The conclave will be overseen by Cardinal Lawrence ...

quoting St. John Paul II’s letter on the 100th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s consecration of the human race to the divine heart of Jesus: “The heart of Christ is alive with the action of ...

Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is charged with stewarding the conclave after the death of the pope — a job he is reluctant to tackle. The white smoke can only go up when one of the cardinals ...