Local church reacts to white smoke, new pope
byLess than 24 hours after taking his last final in seminary, Deacon Cole McDowell rushed through the city of Rome to St. Peter’s Square…
Less than 24 hours after taking his last final in seminary, Deacon Cole McDowell rushed through the city of Rome to St. Peter’s Square…
Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for newly elected Pope Leo XIV at 6 p.m. Monday, May 12, at the…
By Russell Shaw, OSV News Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who…
By Gina Christian, OSV News Catholic groups are welcoming Pope Leo XIV — the second pope from the Americas, and the first U.S.-born pontiff…
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis,…
By RUBY THOMAS Record Staff Writer Thick white smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at 12:09 p.m. (EDT) May 8, the…
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at…
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect…
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over…
By Jack Figge, OSV News As the cardinals prepare to enter into the Sistine Chapel to vote on the next supreme pontiff May 7,…