Leo accepted Zubik’s resignation June 4. The outgoing bishop turned 75 — the usual age of retirement — last September.

Pope Francis passed away at age 88 due to health issues. A friend of mine, Jordan Cook, along with 24 pilgrims from St.

As the Sisters of Christian Charity watched the white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel in Rome May 8 and awaited the appearance of the new pope on the balcony of St. Pete ...

The cardinals would sit in a hall in a half circle with the dean of the college of cardinals, the Italian Giovanni Battista, ...

Several options are available to the Holy Father, who has pledged to heal divisions and build bridges within the Church.

In an event Monday honoring a Romanian Greek Catholic cardinal and martyr known for his efforts to save Jews during the ...

A Pinehurst mother and her son rented an Airbnb that was a 12-minute walk from the Vatican and attended Pope Leo's first ...

But time moves on. The role of the Church has changed. Irish Americans, like the Irish at home, have drifted from the altar.

As it crossed into the basilica, applause broke out ... the coffin is now to be positioned “near the Altar of the Confession of St. Peter, facing the people.” That same people—whose lived ...

So far, Pope Leo XIV has not addressed ongoing debates about restrictions on use of the Tridentine Mass, often called the “traditional Latin Mass.” Bishops around the world have been pulled into these ...

In addition to holding U.S. citizenship, the new pope, born Robert Francis Prevost, has a long-standing history in Peru and ...

On the evening of May 8th white smoke poured forth from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope. Then came the ringing cry – “Habemus Papam” (“We have a Pope”). Then ...