The Holy Father made the statement in a message published May 29 and sent to participants commemorating the 500th anniversary ...

The sedia gestatoria (portable chair) of Pope Pius VII (1800-1823 ... a papal carriage used by Leo XII and Gregory XVI. Credit: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The great epochal ...

Pope Leo XIV’s conservative brother said in an interview this week that while the new pontiff is "much more liberal than I am," he's not "woke." Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new pope ... years later, Pope Gregory VII forced the brilliant monarch ...

Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney said this week that he believes Pope Leo XIV’s relationship with America will “be very powerful.” Speaking to “EWTN News ...

CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE, THAT IS THE CHURCH. SAINT THOMAS OF VILLANOVA CHURCH. AND WE’VE BEEN HEARING ...

"Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV," the new Pope said during the landmark speech, according to BI. "There are different reasons for this ...

and he was the first pope in more than a century and a half to come from any religious order. The previous one was Gregory XVI, a Camaldolese monk (1831-1846). In all, 34 of the 266 popes have ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Rome Just days into the papacy of Leo XIV, the new ...

Following in the steps of Pope Francis, our new pope is a unifying bridge-builder. He gave an address stating God loves everyone, reassuring us evil will not prevail, and ended with the prayer to ...

The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the United States. By Campbell Robertson Follow live updates on Pope Leo XIV.

America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans. While Pope Leo XIV ...