For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, ...

Some asked him to bless items they brought with them. Pope John XXIII receiving the papal tiara during his coronation in 1958.Credit...Keystone-France\Gamma-Rapho, via Getty Images In the book ...

A gold metallic embroidered stole of Pope John XXIII and the papal tiara of Pope ... Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) decided not to wear it anymore, as times had changed; Paul VI had ...

Now, Leo XIV has become the first U.S.-born pope — in 2,000 years. In his homily at his papal inauguration in 1978, John Paul II clearly emphasized, “Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for ...

White, the university’s first American rector, also pointed out that both Pope John Paul II and Pope Leo XIV did their doctoral work at the Angelicum, as it’s commonly called: “For our ...

Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the Vatican. Prevost is freshly arrived home after spending time with his ...

In the hours after Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, speculation swirled: Would the first American pontiff be a sequel to Francis — or more along the lines of St. John Paul II or Benedict XVI?

Every pope uses his global platform to emphasize certain issues. John Paul II played a significant role in the collapse of Soviet and European Communism, planting the seeds of the Solidarity labor ...

Pope Leo XIV asked his older brother in the video recorded by Associated Press reporter Obed Lamy. The Associated Press reporter was interviewing John Prevost in New Lenox, IL., when he realized ...

Minutes before the pope's address, marching bands serenaded the crowd with American-themed music such as "YMCA," "Gonna Fly Now," the theme from the film Rocky, and selections by John Philip ...