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…
Papal Transition
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…
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…
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…
Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV set for May 12 at the Cathedral of the Assumption
byArchbishop Shelton J. Fabre will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for newly elected Pope Leo XIV at 6 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the…
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…