Leo XIV did so at a mass to mark the martyrdom of saints Peter and Paul under Emperor Nero, between AD 64 and 68. Peter was crucified upside down beneath what is now the main altar of the Basilica ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the ...

The Gospel passage for Peter and Paul is Matthew 16: “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church.” Leo XIV began his first homily the day after his election by quoting Peter’s confession ...

Shutterstock With the recent elevation of Pope Leo XIV the office of the Pope has been getting a lot of attention. The world ...

When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

The two young men from northern Italy will be canonized together this fall by Pope Leo XIV as the first saints of the new ...

The purpose of this pilgrimage was to celebrate the jubilee year of hope. It is also Hope House Ministries’ 45th anniversary.

The Pope has ‘isolated’ breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says - The update comes as crowds gather outside the hospital ...

Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church, urging priests to act in ...

John Cech, who took over as Carroll’s 18th president in 2018, is stepping down as president of the private Catholic college ...

Recalling the end of the Second World War 80 years ago, Pope Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ...

In a world filled with smartphones and social media, a young teenager from Italy used technology to spread kindness and faith ...