Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Dear George: Praise God for Pope Leo XIV, Papa León! He [visited us several years ago.] There is a sense of renewed hope. May ...

The queer Catholics hope that Pope Leo XIV’s ministry does not witness the absence of ecclesiastical embrace, of the kind they had grown to be used under Pope Francis’ pontificate ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

A papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected, was held, consisting of one hundred and thirty-three (133) members of ...

ROME– The head of the Dominican Order on Monday, May 12, welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV, citing the outcome of last ...

The movie "Conclave" was widely viewed before the actual Conclave last week that elected Pope Leo XIV. Doubtless it has been ...

When the white smoke poured out of St. Peter's Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned ...