It was a few heartbeats after that, when the 69-year-old, Chicago-born pontiff, the 266th successor to the throne of St. Peter ... And there were prayers. “The whole part of putting on the ...

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd in St. Peter’s Square before his inauguration ... seal and then clasped his hands in front of him in prayer. Security was tight as civil protection crews in ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square ... in front of him in prayer.

The patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with Rome will also participate in this moment of recollection and prayer. Afterward, the liturgical procession to St. Peter’s Square ...

Eight-month-old Therese Giard of Haverhill might not remember crying in the arms of the head of the Catholic Church or what ...

More than 70,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square on Saturday as Pope Leo VIX led a Pentecost Vigil prayer service, ...

The new pope met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Sunday. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Leo XIV spoke on Sunday of the remarkable times during which he's been elevated to the papacy, saying ...

Pope Leo XIV was inaugurated as pontiff in Mass at St Peter's Square Leo was given the ... his concerns about the war in Ukraine in his prayer at the end of the service, saying "the martyred ...

The Pope arrived in St Peter’s Square in the white Popemobile ... Pope Leo XIV also highlighted his concerns about the war in Ukraine in his prayer at the end of the service, saying "the ...

as he presided over the rosary prayer on the evening of February 24 in St. Peter’s Square. Several thousand faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square despite the cool and damp weather to pray ...

It’s far worse when people apply the same diminishing critique to the saints ... with hymns and prayers in many languages. It made me wish we, in my country, did more to honor the apostles. So I try ...

Evil will not prevail' Our May 11 column added: "Another major legacy of Leo XIII are the prayers, rites and exhortations ... address from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Leo XIV made clear ...