Papacy

Pope Leo makes Vogue top 50 ‘best dressed’ list for 2025

• Dec 16
• Elise Ann Allen

Leo XIV quotes Leo XIII often, but he reflects Pope Leo X: ‘Let us enjoy the papacy’

• May 19
• Charles Collins

Conclave kicks off with unusually late first black smoke

• May 8
• Elise Ann Allen

While in hospital, Pope Francis marks anniversary of his election

• Mar 13
• Charles Collins

Is ‘next pope’ speculation inappropriate? Get over it!

• Dec 15, 2024
• John L. Allen Jr.

In reimagining the papacy, don’t underestimate its star power

• Jun 16, 2024
• John L. Allen Jr.

Ten popes, summed up in just twenty words

• Mar 10, 2024
• John L. Allen Jr.

Pope supporter argues for a slower conclave to face risk of smear campaigns

• Feb 29, 2024
• Crux Staff

Repeat after me: On left v. right debates over popes, ‘It just doesn’t matter!’

• Mar 5, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

Ten years in, a look at some of Pope Francis’s top soundbites

• Feb 27, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen