The office is embraced by a man who knows its meaning and weight and understands the privilege he has. What a gift…’ ...

Pope Leo XIV was formally inaugurated at the Vatican. The beginning of his papacy was marked by a historic ceremony and the ...

Vance described the ring-kiss episode as an illustration ... of Notre Dame), an M.A. in Catholic Studies (Univ. of St. Thomas), and is currently completing an M.A. in Theology at the Saint Paul ...

Axel Palomares, a teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Edison, faces charges that include manufacturing child sexual ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

He is one of many who heard the cathedral bells ring for several minutes ... It's amazing to be in St Augustine in front of the great Catholic Cathedral on the night that Pope Leo is at the ...

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

Pope Leo XIV was officially vested with the pallium and the Fisherman’s Ring during his inauguration Mass in St. Peter’s Square, marking the formal start of his papacy. These ancient ...

“The St. Clare Festival, you wait all year for it,” said Waveland resident Charles Pruitt. “It’s the best one that’s put on.” Since 1952, the festival has served as a major fundraiser for St. Clare ...

The ring takes its name from its image of St. Peter as a fisherman ... Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency’s senior Vatican correspondent. After growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, she earned ...