Five months into his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has promulgated his first official document, making as his own the draft of a text unfinished by his predecessor.
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A common complaint of late among the Vaticanisti has been that, so far, Pope Leo XIV has had a rather “boring” pontificate. Compared to the early days of the Francis …
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The optional memorial of the Dedication of St. Mary Major, celebrated on Aug. 5, recalls the importance of Mary in the life of the church. But it also calls to …
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(OSV News) — Most Junes, the U.S. bishops convene for what is commonly called their spring plenary — a mid-year assembly to tend to affairs concerning their episcopal conference, and …
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How striking it was to hear the first words of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. They surprised, in no small part of course, because the world had never heard before from …
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The Augustinian spirituality has been a subtle undercurrent in the first days of the pontificate of Pope Leo.
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One thing seems clear: Pope Leo XIV intends to do things his own way.
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Leo XIII, was also known as “the Rosary Pope” for his unmatched 11 encyclical letters on Marian devotion.
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Whether or not it’s meant to be so, the celebrants of the Masses of mourning find themselves in a kind of audition for the papacy.
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Cardinal Erdö, 72, celebrated Mass at his church of Santa Maria Nuova, also known as the Basilica of Santa Francesca Romana, in the Roman Forum.
