In this moment of deepening catastrophe, Hispanic America needs its first “Peruvian” pope to act not just as a global ...

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

John G. Vlazny, who served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portland between 1997 and 2013, died Friday at his Beaverton ...

Diocese of Laredo's Bishop Tamayo congratulates Pope Leo XIV, highlighting shared roots in the Order of Saint Augustine and ...

Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract crucifix crafted by the 20th-century artist Lello Scorzelli.

A striking corrective to the traditional Catholic view that the Pope is the rock on which the church is built is contained in Leo XIV’s sermon at his Inauguration Mass, last week. The sermon appears ...

Pope Leo XIV, invoking St. John Paul II, called for unity, tradition, and peace at his inaugural Mass, vowing not to rule as ...

Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract crucifix crafted by the 20th-century artist Lello Scorzelli.

With the fisherman's ring and the lambswool pallium over his shoulders, these links to John Paul II helped Leo XIV stress the need for unity and core Catholic traditions. Nonetheless, he faces painful ...

What is the secret of Pope Leo’s popularity? In less than a month, he seems to have brought something fresh to this most ...

Chicago-native Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new Pope on May 8, following Pope Francis’ death on April 21. The ...