Sunday’s Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome.

The Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of ...

Vice President JD Vance was expected to be among the dignitaries attending the Mass in St. Peter’s Square. It marks the start ...

During Francis’ 12-year reign leading the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, the late pope’s support for LGBTQ Catholics and suppression of the traditional Latin Mass were among moves that ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

Photo / Washington Post “Conservative Wisconsin bishop who could become first ... a staunch advocate for the traditional Latin Mass. The Reverend Gerald Murray, a conservative commentator ...

The next pontiff could come from Africa, Italy, or Sri Lanka - possibly even the US - but it’s likely that whoever is elected to follow Pope Francis will nudge the Catholic Church back to the ...

At 34, he became the youngest bishop in the world when appointed archbishop of ... He has criticized restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass, expressed concern over the Synod on Synodality, and ...

Not since Syrian-born Gregory III died in 741 had there been a non-European Bishop of Rome ... Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, at a papal Mass in 2014 Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires ...

He became an auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and ... Catholics and at his clampdowns on the use of the traditional Latin Mass. - Francis made 47 trips outside of Italy, visiting more ...

At 34, he became the youngest bishop in the world when appointed ... He has criticized restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass, expressed concern over the Synod on Synodality, and voiced ...