From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact

The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the ...
Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV among the most viewed and searched on Wikipedia and Google in 2025

Pope Leo XIV’s profile is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia and was one of the most searched ...
Religion News Service on MSN

At 60, 'Gaudium et Spes' continues to impact the Catholic Church and its new pope

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.

Pope Leo closes Vatican fundraising group, rolling back a Francis decision

Pope Leo has dissolved a high-level Catholic commission established to encourage donations to the Vatican, the Vatican said ...
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Pope Francis left funds in his will to buy ambulances for Ukraine, nun says

Dominican nun Lucia Caram says Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, left her money in his will specifically to purchase ...

An anti-polarization pope

The best way to describe him is as the anti-polarization pope. His biggest issues are peace and unity. He knows he’s ...

Pope Leo reverses one of Francis’s final acts amid financial crisis

Pope Leo has dissolved a high-level Catholic commission, established by his predecessor Francis to encourage Vatican ...
NBC Los Angeles

What does the Catholic Church do when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms ...

On First Trip Abroad, Pope Leo Echoed Francis’s Message, Not His Style

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...