Local church reacts to white smoke, new pope
bySchool children cheered, church bells rang and Catholics gathered around TVs as white-smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the afternoon…
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost
Who was Pope Leo XIII, the father of social doctrine?
byBy Russell Shaw, OSV News Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who…
‘A missionary at heart’: Catholic groups welcome Pope Leo XIV, first US-born pope
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic groups are welcoming Pope Leo XIV — the second pope from the Americas, and the first U.S.-born pontiff…