Lesser-known stories of American cardinals at papal conclaves — before electing one of them Pope was imaginable By Donald McClarey* With the election of the first American-born cardinal, Robert Prevost, as Pope Leo XIV, the Church enters a new era. Yet American cardinals have been part of the papal conclaves since the dawn of the 20th [...]
The modern papacy is actually a product of centuries of change By Darrick Taylor, Ph.D.* Pope Leo XIII (r. 1873 to 1903) addressed the great social questions of his time in a series of encyclicals. Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name as a nod to Leo XIII The election of Pope Leo [...]
His past remarks as a priest and bishop reveal a few insights into the thought of our new Augustinian Pope By ITV staff Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, made a rather rare appearance before the media last year during the 2024 Synod on Synodality (photo: Vatican News) Pope Leo XIV does not [...]
"Communion is built 'on our knees,' with prayer and commitment to conversion" Pope Leo greets the crowd in front of the St. John Lateran Basilica, the cathedral of the See of Rome. Above the larger window is a symbol of the Pope, designated by the crossed “keys to the kingdom,” as Bishop of Rome [...]
"Bob" Prevost, native Chicagoan and youngest son of parents of mixed Old-world and New-world descent, knew his vocation from youth By ITV staff Robert Prevost, left, and his brothers John and Louis pose with their mother in this undated photo. (Courtesy John Prevost) Pope Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the [...]
By Robert Moynihan/Vatican News On May 11 Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Grottoes to celebrate Holy Mass at the altar near the tomb of Saint Peter. The Mass was concelebrated by Fr. Alejandro Moral Anton, Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine. The Pope’s brother from Chicago was also in attendance. Pope Leo then [...]
Cardinals voted for a man, not an ideology A Jumbotron erected in St. Peter’s Square displays events in the Sistine Chapel during the conclave which elected Pope Leo XIV (Galazka photo) By Phil Lawler (Catholic World News) For most of us, the election of Cardinal Prevost was a surprise. His name was not terribly [...]
During the inauguration Mass of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo XIV received two symbols of papal power By Vatican Media The Eucharistic Celebration, with which the elected Pope officially begins his ministry, emphasizes in particular the “Petrine” dimension of Pastor of the Catholic Church. The specific value assumed by the usual episcopal [...]
"For you I am a bishop; with you I am a Christian" These words Pope Leo XIV spoke, quoting his spiritual father, St. Augustine, in his first address after his May 8 election. Over the weeks since, Pope Leo has followed a busy schedule of meetings, public appearances, liturgies and visits with public figures and [...]
By Vatican News Pope Leo sprinkles the people with holy water at his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s square on May 18, 2025 (Galazka photo) Dear Brother Cardinals, Brother Bishops and Priests, Distinguished Authorities and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, and those who traveled here for the Jubilee of Confraternities, Brothers and Sisters: I [...]
