EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an extract from CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb’s new book, “American Hope: What Pope Leo XIV Means for the Church and the World.” It will be published on March 26 by ...

Father Joseph Farrell describes the Holy Father as a man of prayer, as systematic, and as having a great sense of humor.

VATICAN CITY. AND LOCAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WATCHING THE HISTORY OF THE POPE’S ELECTION UNFOLD IN REAL TIME. JULIAN PARAS SPOKE WITH SAINT PIUS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in ...