Conservatives are cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will restore rigor to the papacy

Kathleen Jacobs: Pope Leo XIV: A beacon of hope (Opinion)

After reaching somewhat of a resolve over the past few months that was personally challenging, I found myself revisiting a moment in 2005, after a near-fatal car accident, when I questioned my faith on a level that was unlike anything…

How could Pope Leo XIV reshape the Catholic Church?

One week into his papacy, we look at the significance of Pope Leo XIV.

He is 69 years old, double nationality, and the Christian world is waiting for him to point out the way. In the first appearance he feared the progressives, but then everything calmed down. The content of Pope Leo XIV. Among the progressives and conservatives with three women in the middle is first appeared in Journal I.

Pope Leo XIV talked about returning lapsed Catholics to the fold. Data suggests where he might look.

Despite losing 1,200 churches, America has gained 2.9 million Catholics since 2010, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the U.S. Religion Census.

Fintan Steele: Thoughts on the new Pope from a Roman Catholic apostate

Not naming names, but the major television commentators who covered the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV were often wince-inducing. The loud seagull squawks echoing off the baroque façade of St. Peter’s were easier to listen to (and probably more accurate to the facts) than the stream of misperceptions and air-filling chatter of the talking heads. But now that the media’s superficial focus on the “smells-and-bells” specta…

Pope Leo XIV faces a difficult challenge on migration. He might be up to the task.

An early signal that Leo XIV will build upon Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants could show that the church’s efforts are not tied to one pope but to 2,000 years of Catholic teaching.