When I participated in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur’s Jubilee Walk in March and received my pilgrim passport at the ...

Since the days of Pope Wojtyla, an accomplished skier, swimmer, and trekker, the Vatican had not seen a Successor of Peter as ...

The Vatican Library is the custodian of a major part of humanity’s literary heritage. That includes more than 80,000 ancient ...

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

More than 80,000 ancient manuscripts from the Vatican Library will be restored and digitized thanks to an agreement with the ...

Deffenbaugh hopes Pope Leo will continue the trajectory on which Pope Francis guided the Catholic Church. "He (Pope Francis) kind of opened up the church," Deffenbaugh said. "I hope that he ...

Prevost, 69, was elected Thursday to be the pontiff to succeed Pope Francis, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV and becoming the first American pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you,” and emphasized a message of peace, dialogue and missionary ...

The Fox Sports camera could have panned to any fan during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; it randomly landed on the future Pope Leo XIV. Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal ...

The Rev. David Tracy, who died on April 29, was a monumental figure in American Catholicism, renowned as a teacher, scholar, ...