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

Like most people, Msgr. Joseph Prior watched the election of Pope Leo XIV with great interest. He noted how the people in Rome represented the diversity of the universal Church, a theme reflected in ...

For the Fourth Sunday of Easter in Year C, John Connell reflects on the Gospel’s message of Jesus as a shepherd, who knows ...

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!” Peter writes, exulting. “In his great mercy he has given us new birth into ... sheep before our Chief Shepherd.

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Standing beneath Michelangelo’s towering fresco of the Last Judgement, newly elected Pope Leo XIV delivered his first papal ...

Only through loving others and accepting love in spite of one's own failures can Christians truly understand and proclaim the joy of Christ's victory ... Cardinal Aveline said that like Peter, who ...

The pope's birth name is Robert ... and be a watchful and wise shepherd who will confirm us in our faith and fill the world with the hope inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” ...

The text is partially inspired by a passage from the Gospel of St. Luke, which reproduces the words of the angel when he announces the birth of Jesus to the shepherds: “Do not be afraid ...

The Bible says a lot about Jesus Christ, but the book never explicitly says when the Son of God was born. Though many Christians celebrate the Messiah's birthday on December 25th, experts agree he ...