When Pope Leo XIV visits Africa for the first time as pontiff next week, Catholics and others across the continent will be watching with interest for what it reveals about the pope’s agenda and priorities…
AnonymousPope Paul VI, standing in an open car, waves to the welcoming crowd jamming the road to Kampala on July 31, 1969. At the Pope’s right is Archbishop E.K. Nsubuga of Kampala. ANALYSIS: A closer…
A crescent Earth rises beyond the moon’s cratered surface as NASA’s Artemis II crew passes behind the lunar limb on April 6. EDITORIAL: The awe-inspiring Artemis II moon mission comes at a providential time for…
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…