The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome.

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as Bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of his cathedra (throne) on Sunday.

St. DOMINIC CHURCH in Bensonhurst dedicated new statues of St. John XXIII and St. Teresa of Calcutta (aka Mother Teresa) on May 4.

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.

From the Oshkosh Public Library to Menominee Park, the impact of Colonel John Hicks can be felt through his donated statues across the city of Oshkosh.

Leo XIV dedicated his third Sunday as pope to the city and diocese of Rome, and from “the mother church of the world”—the Basilica of St. John Lateran—he told the people that he loved them ...

Before various civil and military officials, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the spiritual and social dimensions of his episcopal mission, before taking possession of St. John Lateran.

The sepia 15-lire design features an image of the transept (or crossing) of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the pope, who is the Bishop of Rome. The transept divides a cruciform- ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome’s cathedral and seat of the diocese, with an evening Mass attended by Roman priests and faithful.

Experience a breathtaking drone journey across the four Papal Basilicas of Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and Santa Maria Maggiore. These sacred sites ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as Bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of his cathedra (throne) on Sunday. The Pontiff said ecclesial communion is ...

Most people think the Pope's church is St. Peter's Basilica. But as the Bishop of Rome, his actual seat is in a church on the other side of Rome called St. John Lateran.