During the celebration, Pope Leo XIV revived the ancient tradition of personally imposing the pallium on new metropolitan ...

Cardinals take their seats for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – During his funeral Mass ...

Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections through his actions, resulting in viral moments that rocketed across the internet. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls.

There's an old saying often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi: preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. While St. Francis likely never said those words, Pope Francis, who took ...

Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church ...

I wrote a column about the Catholic Church’s failure in that it excludes women from key leadership positions, and particularly the institutional prohibition disallowing women to preach the gospel.

Pope Leo XIV presents the pallium to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

(NPR) — There’s an old saying often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi: Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. While St. Francis likely never said those words, Pope Francis ...

I wrote a column about the Catholic Church’s failure in that it excludes women from key leadership positions, and ...