Leo, she wrote, had followed the agenda of his predecessor Francis in support of migrants and the poor, although with reduced ...

Pope Leo XIV has bestowed St. John Henry Newman, the influential 19th-century Anglican convert, with the honor of "Doctor of the Church" on Thursday.

It would not have been easy for anyone to step into the shoes of the fisherman after Pope Francis, just as it was not easy for Benedict XVI to follow St. John Paul II. But Leo XIV has done so with ...

Saint John Henry Newman – the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to ...

The secrets inside the ‘chamber of horrors’ being exhumed at Ireland’s mass baby grave - The site is atop a septic tank with 796 deceased infants are unaccounted for ...

A pope’s No. 1 job is to secure doctrinal and ecclesial unity. But Francis prioritized outreach to the unbelieving and half-believing, and he regarded Catholics who adhere firmly to Catholic ...

First pope to succeed a retired pope in 600 years plans mass, prayers. VATICAN CITY, March 14, 2013— -- There was not a "dry eye in the house" at the Sistine Chapel the moment when former ...