As the Catholic Church welcomed its 267th pope, Leo XIV -- elected May 8 -- attention quickly turned to the first moments of his pontificate. The first weeks of a papacy often give ...

COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.

With the election of a new pope, some have reexamined an alleged prophecy by a 12th century Irish saint who predicted the ...

Finally, Pope Benedict XIV, when archbishop of Bologna ... the day on which this Church keeps the feast of the apostle St. Philip. During this entire period, the people abstain from flesh-meat ...

St. John XXIII died during the octave of Pentecost 1963 (now the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church). John Paul II and Francis died during the Easter octave, and Benedict XVI died during the ...

Beijing is suspected of exerting pressure on the Vatican to sever ties with Taiwan. But the Vatican’s continued willingness ...

Pope Leo XIV, when he was bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, offered a special prayer of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American from Chicago Illinois, has been selected as the new leader of the Catholic church. He is the first American selected to become pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV emphasizes peace, dialogue, and church unity amid current challenges in the Roman Catholic Church.

This is a 17th-century painting of St. Augustine by artist Philippe de Champaigne. The saint lived in the years 354-430 and is considered a church father and doctor of the church. (OSV News ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

At age 69, Pope Leo is seven years younger than Pope Francis was when he was elected in 2013, and nine years younger than Benedict ... its 2025 St. Augustine Medal to then-Cardinal Prevost, with a ...