The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

“Peace be with you,” were Pope Leo’s first words to the crowd. “My dear brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the risen Christ, the Good Shepherd who gave His life for God’s flock,” he ...

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the conclave had concluded. Before the ...