Francis noted that in the novel, “everyone seems listless and passive, it seems obvious that the sick should be gotten rid of ...

General Audience: Pope tells why he Chose Name of Benedict. In his first general audience, which was held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 15,000 people, the Pope again gave ...

Castel Gandolfo has been for centuries a place of rest, prayer, and study for popes. Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul ...

Many aspects of Pope Francis’ remarkable program of ecclesial renewal weare prefigured in Hans Urs von Balthasar’s vision for ...

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The pope addressed the synod’s 16th ordinary council at its offices just outside the Vatican, where members are meeting June ...

Edna May Is Dead – Guy McClung, Ph.D., J.D., at Catholic Stand Magazine A Demon, Some Murder Plots, and an Incorruptible ...

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Pope Leo XIV will impose the pallia at a Mass for the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29.

In an address to the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches, Pope Leo XIV lamented the imposition “of the ...

• On April 16, 2008, Benedict XVI celebrated his 81st birthday, ... Pope Benedict XVI." • Benedict XVI was the youngest of three children whose father, Joseph Sr., was a police officer.

The Gospel passage for Peter and Paul is Matthew 16: “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church.” Leo XIV began his first homily the day after his election by quoting Peter’s confession ...