Happy Easter! Christ is risen; he is risen, indeed! Weeks after the candy has been eaten and the baskets emptied, our church continues its liturgical celebration. In the Catholic tradition, Easter ...

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, and offers a Happy Mother's Day In his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff, Leo said, “Never again war!” from the loggia of St. Peter’s ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

The president added that “we’re a little bit surprised and we’re happy.” The last pope to take the name Leo was Leo XIII, an Italian who led the church from 1878 to 1903.

Miami Archbishop and Catholic leaders react to the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, and discuss his potential influence.