Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the core of the Christian message in his first major document, which was released on Thursday ...

Leo picks up on the themes of Francis, who called for a ‘preferential treatment for the poor’ and the need for a ‘poor church ...

Christ’s whole life is an example of poverty, Pope Leo writes, and the Church, if it wants to belong to Christ, must give the ...

Pope Leo XIV has released his first major teaching document: “ Dilexi Te ” (“I Have Loved You”). The apostolic exhortation, ...

I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think ...

"We might be able to save a life, but a Catholic priest has the authority from God to save a soul from hell." Deacon Landi is now a transitional deacon in the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, completing ...

Only two days after his May 8 election as the vicar of Christ and successor of St. Peter, Pope Leo XIV made the one-hour trip ...

Pope Francis also waived Vatican rules to canonize Pope John XXIII. LONDON, July 5, 2013 — -- He was the "Pilgrim Pope," the man who traveled the world inspiring a young generation of Catholics ...

Tragedy and hope vie for thematic supremacy in Philip Shenon's newest book, Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church, a highly readable, character-driven narrative ...

April 27, 2014 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- For those who couldn't be in Rome for the canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John 23rd, there were celebrations of sainthood in Chicago and the suburbs.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday released his first major document, calling on Christians and others not to become indifferent to ...