Leo XIII is known as the social justice pope because of encyclical, Rerum Novarum. This “Magna Carta of Social Justice” was ...

From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith.

The new pope was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine, which was formed in the 13th century as a ... The previous one was Gregory XVI (1831-1846), a Camaldolese ...

The Rule of St. Augustine offered monks a firm structure for their daily lives of work and prayer, even before the mendicant ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost's selection of the name Pope Leo XIV was an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, the father of Catholic social doctrine.

Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the ...

No. 15 seed Pitt fell to seven-seeded Duke in the second round of the ACC Baseball Championship by a 4-3 margin Wednesday.

Six hundred years later, Pope Gregory VII forced the brilliant monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry IV, to walk barefoot in the snow for miles before granting him forgiveness at Canossa ...

Last Thursday, white smoke emerged from a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, signaling that cardinals had elected a new pope. That's a rare event in itself, but one of the many unprecedented aspects ...

Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine, which was formed in the 13th century ... one was Gregory XVI, a Camaldolese ...