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

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

EL CENTRO—Mary Helen McCombs, Senior Warden of Saints Peter and Paul Episcopal Church, was unable to hide her joy in a recent ...

Even in inauguration, Pope Leo XIV embodied studied ambiguity.

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...

(RNS) — The Holy Spirit surprised us Thursday (May 8) by electing Robert Prevost, an Illinois native who is also a citizen of ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know ...

As Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany in the Second World War, Patriarch ...

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

The heraldic design of Leo’s papal coat of arms features a fleur-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing the Virgin Mary, ...

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