All autobiography is inherently mendacious, if only by omission and with the intent of protecting the innocent. In ...

Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.

When someone accepts election as pontiff, there undergoes a change in that individual, not only in life purpose in leading ...

In Istanbul, where he has lived since his election as Metropolitan of Chalcedon ... of the Council of Nicaea, hoping to establish “a common date for Easter” and to welcome Pope Francis to ...

This year, the universal Church celebrates the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical council ...

The 381 Council of Constantinople solidified Trinitarian doctrine, affirmed the Holy Spirit’s divinity, and reshaped the ...

A quiet yet symbolically significant gathering took place on May 17 at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Cairo.

Istanbul marked the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the groundbreaking gathering convened in 325 by ...

The new pope’s enthusiasm is apparent in his ... The first Leo was also the pontiff when the Council of Chalcedon took place. This Council was rejected by what is now known as the Oriental ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Vance passed a long a letter to the pope from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump “extending their warm wishes and ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled with ancient and symbolic rituals. By Jason Horowitz Reporting from ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...