A new generation of Catholics. not yet born or very young when the late Pope Francis was selected in 2013, are now immersed ...

eternal in heaven. After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession, or in one of the litanies or other prayers. All then join hands for the Lord's Prayer: Our Father.

On Wednesday, in light of the national conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, students at Billings Central Catholic High ...

Pope Leo XIV was chosen by the Holy Spirit – breathing through the wounds of the world that longs for justice and unity.

The man who is now known as Leo XIV becomes the 267th Bishop of Rome and the successor to Francis, one of the most liberal ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

The younger brother would set up a table draped in a white cloth and recite prayers ... have a class reunion in Rome so he gets us all at once,” Wurtz said. Prevost’s father, Louis ...

Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals ...

That manuscript became the hugely successful novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, published in 1985. The current publishers, ...

in the days before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, students attended daily Mass, which was still read in Latin — he was known as the best student in his class. As a kid, the pope ...

A. The Rosary is a form of prayer in which we say a certain number of Our Fathers and Hail Marys, meditating or thinking for a short time before each decade; that is, before each Our Father and ...

Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Referencing Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Leo encouraged Catholics to welcome and accompany young people discerning their calling. “Let us ...