In 1979, during John Paul II’s first visit to the United States as pope, he met with President Jimmy Carter at the White House. Shortly after that, he invited Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter’s national security adviser, to dinner at the Vatican Embassy …
Efforts to fix the Vatican’s broken finances helped restore confidence among big givers. But the work isn’t finished.
Cardinals, royals and heads of state attended. But many mourners, some of whom slept on the streets overnight, said they came for a pope who had cared for the poor and marginalized.
From “camerlengo” to white smoke, here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.
Efforts to fix the Vatican’s broken finances helped restore confidence among big givers. But the work isn’t finished.
Two of the five popes before Francis have become saints, but merely serving as pontiff is no longer a guarantee of canonization.
Many of the Catholics he counseled were much younger, but he made a habit of trying to meet them where they were.
The delay in issuing a statement reflected apparent tensions between Israel and Francis, who criticized Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza.
In One Image Prelude to a Funeral By Tomás Munita and Peter Robins The rituals of the Vatican can seem timeless, impervious to change. But look closer. The Swiss Guards accompanying Pope Francis on his final journey still wear the colors of the …
Three religious thinkers on the state of Catholicism.
