The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

The preparation for ordination to the priesthood is a long journey of seven to eight years. The major points of emphasis are ...

A community of Carmelite nuns and a community of Carmelite hermits, both in Lake Elmo, have undertaken new construction projects in recent years.

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...

For all his prolific output, Ludwig van Beethoven was seldom one to write sacred music. Missa solemnis, his epic musical ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope, is celebrating his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel.Cardinals elected the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost to succeed ...

Catholics across Minnesota reacted with surprise and excitement after Cardinal Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, was ...

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Latin Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, May 9, 2025, according to Vatican News. Pope Leo ...

The pope of the Roman Catholic Church is said to sit on the Throne of St. Peter; the successor of the man to whom Jesus Christ said, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I shall build My Church, and ...

The display acts as a tribute and also a signal that the Catholic Church, and the culture and businesses that surround it, ...