The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

The Catholic Church during the Council of Trent (1545-1563) issued a clear statement concerning images and statues. According to the 25th Session of this General Council: The images of Christ and ...

His legacy of charity, passion for Africa like that of St Daniel Comboni, and spreading the message of people encountering ...

Chicago native Pope Leo XIV called for unity in an increasingly divided world Sunday during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s ...

The blessed palms are later kept in the home as a witness to faith in Jesus Christ, the Messianic King ... images just before the Easter vigil Mass on Holy Saturday. On Holy Thursday, the Catholic ...

The first American pope started the day by taking his first tour through the piazza in the popemobile. The open-topped ...

Chicago native Pope Leo XIV called for unity in an increasingly divided world Sunday during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, marking the official start of ...

The ceremony’s focal point is the presentation of the “Fisherman’s Ring” to Pope Leo XIV by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, called for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at his inaugural mass.

This Sunday’s readings offer practical, mystical and spiritual resources that the new pope will have to rely on and remember ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful. Pope Leo XIV closed the first ...