A loving Catholic family at home in Ireland provided the foundations and values that led Venerable Father Edward Flanagan to establish Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, according to experts on his life in Ireland. Flanagan, who was…
Flanagan family photo; Edward Flanagan is front row left. Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan, who was declared ‘Venerable’ by Pope Leo XIV on March 23, was formed by ‘the warm embrace of a loving…
LAHORE, Pakistan — A Capuchin Franciscan friar has been installed as archbishop of Lahore, assuming leadership of Pakistan’s largest Catholic diocese after a turbulent period marked by the removal of his predecessor. Archbishop Khalid Rehmat,…
“Lift up your eyes!” That is the motto of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Spain, scheduled for June 6 to 12 of this year. The motto is taken from verse 35 of the fourth…
Father Thomas Petri, OP, a Dominican theologian, reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s call for peace in the Holy Father’s first Easter message to the faithful and warned against showing “indifference” toward violence. “During his urbi…
On his first Easter Monday as pope, Leo XIV appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace under bright sunshine and clear skies to lead the Regina Caeli with thousands of pilgrims gathered in St.…
Elisabetta TrevisanPope Leo waves to the faithful from the loggia following his Easter message and blessing on April 5, 2026. ‘In the light of Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let…
Nineteen men lie prostrate for their ordination as priests for the Diocese of Rome on April 26, 2015. | In a message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations titled ‘The Interior Discovery of…
Elisabetta TrevisanPope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Regina Caeli address on Easter Monday, April 6, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Upon the recitation of the…
Father Henri Caffarel, a French priest whose apostolate centered on accompanying and guiding married couples on the path to holiness, is one step closer to being canonized. On March 23, Pope Leo XIV recognized the…