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Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Easter vigil
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (415+ words) Pope Leo XIV, carrying a tall, lit candle through a darkened and silent St. Peter's Basilica, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with his first Easter vigil service as pontiff Saturday night, urging that Easter would bring harmony and peace…...
PHOTOS: Pope Leo carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
2+ week, 1+ day ago (670+ words) Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross…...
Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1075+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U. S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U. S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its…...
Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded by violence
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (161+ words) Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and then delivered a special…...
Church leaders to decide next steps in controversial Dedham nativity scene
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) Church leaders at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, will meet Sunday after the archdiocese made a demand that they take down a controversial nativity display. On the display was a sign that read "ICE was here," with Mary, Joseph…...
Archdiocese responds to Mass. church's 'ICE was here' nativity display
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) The Archdiocese of Boston spoke out about a controversial Nativity scene at a church in Dedham, Massachusetts, displaying a political message. The creche sits at St. Susanna Parish, where a sign reads "ICE was here" in place of where Mary,…...
Why Pope Francis wasn't buried in the Vatican
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (922+ words) Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest " choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican. Popes are usually buried within Vatican City,…...
Read Cardinal Giovanni Re's homily for Pope Francis' funeral
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (879+ words) The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he used to memorialize Pope Francis. On behalf of the College of Cardinals, I cordially thank all of you for…...
They came for the canonization of a millennial saint. They stayed for Pope Francis' funeral
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (684+ words) Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the canonization of the first millennial saint during the Vatican's Holy Year. They ended up bidding farewell to Pope Francis instead, with…...
Conclave begins: Cardinals gather to elect new pope
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (244+ words) Cardinals from around the world, including 10 from the U. S. , will play a pivotal role in electing a new pope. Cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican Wednesday to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis. The…...