When Kimberly Henkel and her husband, Greg, first welcomed a baby boy into their home through fostering, they realized in a new way that children are a gift. “He wasn’t ours, … Learn More
The National Centre for Padre Pio and the Padre Pio Foundation of America announced that a group of Capuchin friars will bring a habit worn by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina … Learn More
In their first week of pilgrimage, eight young adults witnessed a bishop blessing his diocese with the Blessed Sacrament via helicopter, visited key sites in the life of sainthood-tracked Archbishop … Learn More
The Gospel parable of the “wasteful sower” who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path “is an image of the way God loves us,” Pope … Learn More
During a meeting with Eastern Catholics, many of whom come from war-torn regions of the world, Pope Leo XIV pledged the Vatican’s full commitment to promoting peace and reconciliation. “The … Learn More
Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in … Learn More
While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated … Learn More
Where Christians are “mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied” is where the Catholic Church’s “missionary outreach is most desperately needed,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as … Learn More
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV. He … Learn More
At approximately 4:30 p.m. Rome time, the College of Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave to elect a new pope. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of … Learn More
