Papal Transition

This is the full text of the Regina Caeli address given by Pope Leo XIV on May 18 following the end of his inauguration Mass.

With a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May 18, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as bishop of Rome.

Pope Leo formally began his ministry as the 266th successor of St. Peter at his inauguration Mass by calling for the church to give a united witness to Christ.

Peruvian Catholics in different U.S. cities shared what it meant to them seeing Pope Leo XIV, “Papa León,” step out on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Leo XIV speaks to the church and the world during his first homily given in a public setting.

MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — As a seminarian in 1980, Pope Leo XIV lived at least three months in Minneapolis and developed a friendship with a Lutheran classmate and his wife …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the world facing challenges like climate change, wars, debates over migration and increasing job insecurity, the Catholic Church must provide moral guidance and support true …

St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, is the patron saint of mothers, women in difficult marriages and alcoholics.

African church leaders share their experiences of meeting the future Pope Leo XIV when he visited the continent as prior general of the Augustinian order.

A statue of the Divine Child of the Miracle is the Christ Child wearing a traditional straw hat and set in at the center of the sun with rays beaming …