VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel.

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...

Full text of the first public homily of Pope Leo XIV, given at a Mass for the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel May ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public homily as pope during a Mass with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on ...

A priest reacts as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, appears on the central ...

R obert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first ...

During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their ...

The Gospel readings of this week’s daily liturgies remind us that the Eucharist is a participation in the resurrection of ...

But what started as his dad telling him, “You’ve got to do something” has turned into a passion that has put Charlie Vause in the national spotlight. Six years later, Vause was named the 2024-2025 ...

Marjorie Taylor Greene compared Donald Trump to Jesus Christ, casting his legal troubles ... His mission was not a political platform — it was the cross. And while Jesus absolutely loved and ...

Photo by Charles Harvey Don't expect a strictly scriptural passion play ... numbers and a more dramatic final walk with the cross. “Jesus Christ Superstar” is rated 13+ for violence and ...