When Villanova University’s president, the Rev. Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theatre student, a future pope wasn’t far away on campus, studying math two grades below him.

His papacy will bring compassion, wisdom, and a renewed sense of connection," he said.Excitement among the Catholic community the ... added.Father Roque Alphonso, vicar general, Diocese of Poona ...

The Epiphany of the Lord Parish will host Papal Missionary of Mercy Fr. James Sichko at its upcoming parish mission Monday through Wednesday. Sichko is an internationally known preacher ...

“There is a general sense of happiness that there is care and concern not just for those within the Catholic Church but for those outside of it as well.” Archbishop Peter A Comensoli of ...

Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th head of the Catholic Church. He’s also a class of ‘77 alumnus of ...

The head of the Catholic Church (also called the Roman Catholic Church) worldwide is the Pope, who lives in Vatican City.

“I’m sure that the next pope, whoever that will be, will bring his own gifts, his own perspectives, but that same focus on the Lord Jesus and the Catholic faith,” Father Girotti said. On Wednesday, ...

Although hope had swelled in recent weeks in the Philippines — Asia’s largest majority-Catholic nation — over ... Bishop Lawrence Sullivan, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Chicago ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: May 8, 2025 | Last updated: May 8, 2025 A Virginia mother and daughter gathered in front of a smartphone to watch the first public remarks by Pope Leo XIV. Hamas ...

Unity, above all One of the main duties of the pope is to protect the unity of the Catholic Church. On one hand, making many changes quickly can lead to schism, an actual split in the community.

Catholic Cardinals from all over the world are now locked in the Sistine Chapel to start the process of electing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. 15 House Republicans – a group ...