Synod on Synodality among Pope Francis’ legacies
byThe late Pope Francis, who died April 21, left many legacies — from care for creation to welcoming migrants and marginalized people. The practice…
Papal Transition
Peru’s Augustinian friars remember ‘Monsignor Roberto’ as defender of ‘those who have nothing’
byBy David Agren, OSV News CHICLAYO, Peru — Father Jorge Majail still remembers feeling nervous as a young seminarian ahead of a visit from…
Hundreds attend Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV in downtown Louisville
byMore than 300 people, including at least 40 priests and deacons, filled the Cathedral of the Assumption the evening of May 12 as Archbishop…
Pope thanks media, urges them to be peacemakers
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their…
Pope Leo: A pope is nothing more than a humble servant
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up to its pastors to protect…
Louisville Catholics who have encountered the new pope say he brings calm and listens well
byCardinal Robert F. Prevost was unknown to many throughout the world when he was introduced as the 267th pope May 8. But a few…
First US pope: White Sox fan, Villanova grad, Peru missionary, Vatican leader
byBy Maria Wiering, OSV News Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back…
Pope Leo XIV: Peacemaker and openness in an historic name
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and spoke May…
New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith ‘absurd’
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied” is where the Catholic Church’s…
Archbishop Fabre on Pope Leo XIV: A surprise, but a joyful surprise
byThe election of Pope Leo XIV May 8 was a surprise, but a joyful one, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre told local journalists a few…