Bittner, 56, is the parish administrator and a parishioner of St. Bonaventure in Bloomington. He and his wife, Christine, have been married for 36 years. The Bittners enjoy Sunday “Family Day” visits ...

As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies ...

traditional style and Augustinian background, emphasizing core truths of Catholic doctrine. Leo drove that message home further by wearing the formal red cape of the papacy, or mozzetta ...

A banner image of a waving Pope Leo XIV against a simple light blue background can now be found spread across the top half of ...

The Supreme Court’s 4-4 deadlock in the case of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School represents far more than a ...

A centenary Mass filled Epiphany Catholic Church on May 18 with  reverence, joy, singing and standing room only. Led by ...

I had likely already met Bergoglio at some point, but was introduced to him in 2010 by Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands war ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who was born in Chicago and just arrived in Rome to teach.