ROME (OSV News) — As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope ... (OSV News photo/Arturo Mari) Father Antonio Pelayo — called “grande vaticanista” — is a Spanish Vatican journalist who flew on all ...

The new pontiff, who took the name Leo XIV, greeted the thousands of exuberant faithful and onlookers, many overcome with emotion as he spoke from the red velvet-draped central balcony at St ...

“Together, we must try to find out how to be a missionary church ... with the Catholic hierarchy in the part of the world that counts the most Catholics. Counting North, Central and South ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. The Central Catholic High School pooper scooper squad has kept the streets clean during the Battle of Flowers Day Parade for years.

On Monday, the archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo García-Siller, shared the work Catholic Charities of San ... at least in the church. “I’m sure whoever will have to be elected will have ...

Pope Francis, who became the first South American and first Jesuit to ascend to the most powerful position in the Catholic Church ... “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must ...

The state has 13 dioceses and two archdioceses in Galveston-Houston and San Antonio. The majority of ... are rooted in the Bible and that the Catholic Church would continue to support his faith ...

“Échame tierra y verás como florezco” (“Dump soil on me and see how I blossom”). These words from Frida Kahlo were a key refrain in Bishop Mark Seitz’s powerful, heartfelt homily at an ...

One of San Antonio's esteemed Catholic schools, known for educating prominent local figures, could be a step closer to shuttering its doors permanently in just a few months, according to the ...

Last month, Catholic Charities laid off more than 200 employees in Houston, Dallas and Central Texas ... archdioceses in Galveston-Houston and San Antonio.) The majority of white and Latino ...

Lee was believed to be the longest living recipient from the San Antonio transplant center ... Bobby Inman and priests at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, which she once attended." ...