Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy, and he has identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

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

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

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.

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 ...

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, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ...