Raised in Chicago, formed as a bishop in Peru, and forged by St. Augustine’s witness, Leo XIV begins his papacy with a quiet ...

This, then — love it or leave it — is what popes are for, according to the Catechism: keeping the bishops in step, keeping ...

I join millions of Catholics and good people on planet earth to congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his historic election as the new ...

as witnessed by the early Christian writings. The primacy of the present Pope is based on faith in Christ's promise, that His Church built on Peter will not be overcome by the power of death (Matt.

First at the Vatican Grottoes, for the mass at the altar next to Peter's tomb, then at the Basilica's Loggia, for the first ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church. Before discussing ... appointed successor of St. Peter in the Primacy. The Catechism lists ...

In a matter of days, 135 eligible cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome for a papal conclave in order to choose the next pope for the Roman Catholic Church.

Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the retired archbishop of Bombay and a former member of the “C9” advisory council created by ...

Chicagoland native and Augustine priest Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected to the office of the papacy on Wednesday, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV. Father Brian Florin, pastor at St. John The ...

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret ...