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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s first days
May 21, 2025 / 09:38 amFollow our live coverage as Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope in history, begins his pontificate.
PHOTOS: The grand procession of the Jubilee of Confraternities in Rome
May 17, 2025 / 16:45 pmThe Saturday processions were held to mark the Jubilee of Confraternities. Two processions total marched through the Roman streets and ended at the Circus Maximus
LIVE UPDATES: First key dates of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate announced
May 9, 2025 / 08:40 amLIVE UPDATES: First Mass of Pope Leo XIV
U.S. bishops react to election of Pope Leo XIV, first pope from United States
May 8, 2025 / 16:12 pmCardinals elected Leo to the supreme pontificate on Thursday afternoon, with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel signaling the closing of the conclave.
A prayer for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV
May 8, 2025 / 14:32 pmToday, May 8, the first American was elected taking the name Pope Leo XIV — here is a prayer for the new pontiff.
FULL TEXT: Cardinal Mamberti’s homily for the ninth Novendiales Mass
May 4, 2025 / 20:28 pmHere is the full text of Cardinal Dominique Mamberti’s homily for the ninth and final Novendiales Mass on Sunday, May 4, the third Sunday of Easter.
FULL TEXT: Cardinal Artime’s homily on the eighth day of Novendiales
May 3, 2025 / 14:30 pm“To pray for the dead means, therefore, to love those who have died, and that is what we are doing now for Pope Francis,” Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime said.
Nicene Creed champion: The life and legacy of St. Athanasius
May 2, 2025 / 04:00 amSt. Athanasius, celebrated on May 2, was a fourth-century bishop who is known as “the father of orthodoxy” for his dedication to the doctrine of Christ’s divinity.
LIVE UPDATES: Cardinals celebrate fifth Novendiales Mass, ask for prayers for conclave
Apr 30, 2025 / 16:07 pmFollow here for live updates of the latest news regarding the upcoming papal conclave.
PHOTOS: Pope Francis is laid to rest in Rome
Apr 26, 2025 / 12:00 pmCrowds of faithful lined the route to St. Mary Major as the late pontiff made his final journey to the basilica he visited more than 100 times during his papacy.
PHOTOS: Pope Francis is brought to St. Peter’s Basilica
Apr 23, 2025 / 12:30 pmThe rite began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in St. Peter’s Basilica.
PHOTOS: Thousands gather for rosary in St. Peter’s Square after death of Pope Francis
Apr 21, 2025 / 16:38 pmThousands of Catholics gathered together in prayer for the Holy Father, who passed away at age 88 due to complications from a medical crisis earlier in the spring.
FULL TEXT: Here is Pope Francis’ testament
Apr 21, 2025 / 15:08 pmThe Vatican has released the testament of Pope Francis.
‘A pope of mercy’: Priests from around the world mourn Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square
Apr 21, 2025 / 12:07 pmPope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
Vatican announces changes to this week’s Jubilee of Teenagers in Rome
Apr 21, 2025 / 11:41 amDespite the death of Pope Francis, a reconfigured Jubilee of Teenagers will still take place in Rome from April 25–27.
Pope Francis: The pope of the peripheries who shook up the Church
Apr 21, 2025 / 09:00 amThe first Latin American and Jesuit pope was determined to lead a more welcoming, pastoral, and merciful Church outward to a broken world.
BREAKING: Pope Francis dies at 88, ending historic pontificate marked by mercy and reform
Apr 21, 2025 / 05:48 amPope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for just over 12 years as its first Latin American pontiff, has died at age 88.
PHOTOS: Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica
Apr 19, 2025 / 20:25 pmThe liturgy was celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
Killed during Mass, St. Stanislaus of Krakow became a beloved patron of the Polish people
Apr 11, 2025 / 04:00 amOn April 11, the Catholic Church honors the memory of the 11th-century bishop and martyr St. Stanislaus of Krakow, who died for the faith at the hands of King Boleslaus II.
A timeline of abuse allegations against deceased former cardinal Theodore McCarrick
Apr 4, 2025 / 19:20 pmThe allegations agains former cardinal Theodore McCarrick span decades and resulted in several criminal charges.