In boots during floods, in vestments at Mass: Peruvians claim Leo XIV as a local
byBy Ines San Martin, OSV News ROME — In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian — and nearly three-quarters…
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Trump y líderes políticos estadounidenses felicitan al Papa León XIV: ‘Un gran honor para nuestro país’
byPor Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON — El presidente Donald Trump felicitó el 8 de mayo al cardenal Robert F. Prevost, prefecto del Dicasterio para…
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…
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
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…
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…