The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history's ...

In his Sunday morning homily in the chapel of the Venerable English College in Rome on 11 May, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of ...

Emma Stuart from Manorcunningham spent her Easter in Athens. In a special feature, she tells us how Holy Week brought ...

In the first week of May, 1994—my sense of smell had been permanently altered. I could no longer smell anything clearly—not because my nose had failed, but because the stench of death had overtaken ...

As crowds celebrated in St. Peter's Square, a man in white and red stepped onto the balcony of the basilica, prompting cheers from the plaza. It was American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost: Pope ...

During Eastertime – the current liturgical season, spanning 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost – the prayer is ...

What’s On Pope Leo Xiv’s Schedule In His First Days As Pope? On his first weekend as pope, Leo XIV met with cardinals Saturday and made his first public appearance Sunday to d ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he delivered the traditional Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St.