A Pope Francis II would signify continuity, while a choice like Pius would be a clear signal that a traditionalist is taking ...

When the legendary St. Teresa of Ávila needed spiritual counsel during the Spanish Inquisition, she did not turn to St. John ...

For most of the Catholic Church's first millennium ... John can refer to St. John the Apostle, one of Jesus' 12 apostles and the author of one of the Gospels, or St. John the Baptist, the prophet ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

President Trump reacted on Truth Social to the announcement of Pope Leo as the first U.S. pope. Pope Leo XIV is far from the first to influence Catholic leaders worldwide. Bishop Matano recounted the ...

Chicagoland native and Augustine priest Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected to the office of the papacy on Wednesday, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV. Father Brian Florin, pastor at St. John The ...

"We literally have a basilica where the pope could come and preside over Mass. And the thought of that is absolutely ...

For most of the Catholic Church's first millennium ... John can refer to St. John the Apostle, one of Jesus' 12 apostles and the author of one of the Gospels, or St. John the Baptist, the prophet ...