Un Papa con raíces en el Medio Oeste: el Papa León XIV cursó la secundaria en el oeste de Michigan
DETROIT (OSV News) -- El nuevo pontífice el vicario de Cristo en la tierra -- cursó la secundaria en el oeste de Michigan. Para muchos...
Read MoreDETROIT (OSV News) -- El nuevo pontífice el vicario de Cristo en la tierra -- cursó la secundaria en el oeste de Michigan. Para muchos...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU. (HHS por sus siglas en inglés) publicó recientemente lo que llamó...
Read MoreCHICLAYO, Perú (OSV News) -- Miles de católicos abarrotaron la plaza frente a la Catedral de Santa María de Chiclayo en esta ciudad del...
Read MoreROMA (CNS) -- Aunque resulta interesante, e incluso motivo de orgullo, que el nuevo Papa León XIV haya nacido en Estados Unidos, la mayoría de...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Con una multitud enorme y festiva reunida en la Plaza de San Pedro, el Papa León XIV dirigió su primera recitación...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church's ties with the Jewish community. "Trusting...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Planned Parenthood's latest annual report shows an increase in abortions from the previous year's report, while also showing a...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order May 12 that he said would lower prescription drug costs -- an issue the U.S....
Read More(OSV News) -- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he hopes Pope Leo XIV will "be a dear brother and collaborator for the rapprochement...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV's devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Pope Leo XIV for his support of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and he invited...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release...
Read MoreROMA (OSV News) -- En un país donde más del 90% de la población se identifica como cristiana -- y casi tres cuartas partes como católica...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Allí donde los cristianos son ridiculizados y al que cree en el Evangelio "se le obstaculiza y desprecia, o, a lo sumo,...
Read More(OSV News) -- De pie en la logia de la basílica de San Pedro, el recién elegido Papa León XIV sonrió, saludó y pareció contener...
Read MoreOMAHA, Neb. (OSV News) -- On a warm May afternoon, inside a packed cathedral filled with joyful hymns of praise, Archbishop Michael G. McGovern became...
Read More(OSV News) -- Mientras el mundo da la bienvenida al Papa León XIV, los obispos ya están expresando su gratitud por la elección. El obispo...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the "Regina Coeli"...
Read More(OSV News) -- Parishioners of St. Jude Parish in the Chicago suburb of New Lenox, Illinois, may have had a moment of shocked recognition as the first American...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- Two days before the May 7 conclave began, Augustinian Sister Carmen Toledano texted her religious brother Monseñor Robert, whom...
Read More(OSV News) -- In Pope Leo XIV's first greeting after being introduced as pope May 8, he described himself as a "son of St. Augustine." The first American...
Read More(OSV News) -- A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots -- and the discovery illuminates the nation's...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Less than 48 hours after being elected, Pope Leo XIV got in the front seat of a minivan and traveled 40 miles southeast from the...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, several news outlets reported on his speech at the 2012 Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian -- and nearly three-quarters as Catholic -- the election of a...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- Only a few days have passed since the election of Pope Leo XIV, but the 266th successor of Peter has already given a hint on the style...
Read MorePope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate...
Read More(OSV News) -- A day after the conclusive papal election, more U.S. Catholic cardinals and bishops voiced their gratitude, joy and hopes for the ministry...
Read MoreCHICAGO (OSV News) -- Catholics and non-Catholics alike were abuzz with excitement in Chicago May 8, after one of the city's native sons became pope. Taking...
Read More(OSV News) -- After the entire world hears the words "Habemus Papam" and learns there's a new pope, the questions start: Who is he? What will he do, and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The Department of Health and Human Services recently released what it called a "comprehensive review" of medical or surgical gender...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump on May 5 dismissed criticism from Catholic leaders and commentators after an image that appeared to be...
Read MoreBOSTON -- Five-year-old Deacon Johnathan Saniuk was sitting on the couch watching TV when his priestly vocation was discovered. The boy just didn't...
Read MoreQUINCY -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning was honored by Redemptoris Mater Seminary at the seminary's 13th annual Gala Dinner, held at the Boston Marriott...
Read MoreCAMBRIDGE -- Linda J. Chase wanted to make sure that Pope Francis would like it. Chase, a composer and professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning sent a message of prayers for firefighters May 4, the feast of St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. The...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) The BBC's screen version of Agatha Christie's 1944 novel "Towards Zero" is now available for streaming on BritBox. Though the...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Back in 2018, director Paul Feig helmed the black comedy "A Simple Favor." Although sleek and clever, the film paraded outrageous...
Read MoreNEW YORK (OSV News) Though it has the relationship between a teen girl and a cuddly creature at its core, "The Legend of Ochi" (A24) is not a sunny...
Read More(OSV News) -- Standing on loggia of St. Peter's basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 as he introduced...
Read More(OSV News) -- As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost. 1....
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter's Square May 18. Although he was pope from the moment...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- He enjoys gelato after lunch, plays tennis weekly in the gardens of the Augustinian Curia in Rome and roots passionately for the Chicago...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Among the thousands of pilgrims along the main road leading to St. Peter's Square waiting anxiously for signs of smoke from the Sistine...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Where Christians are "mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied" is where the Catholic Church's "missionary outreach...
Read More(OSV News) -- 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 9, 2025. I...
Read More(OSV News) -- The head of the Midwestern Augustinian province that Pope Leo XIV once led called the new pope's election "moment of profound significance...
Read More(OSV News) -- The following are key dates in the life and ministry of Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, 2025, as the 266th successor to St. Peter. -- 1955:...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- On the second day of the conclave, after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Americans in Rome reacted...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Incluso antes de salir al balcón de la Basílica de San Pedro y dirigirse a los fieles el 8 de mayo, la elección...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El cardenal Robert F. Prevost, nacido en Chicago y prefecto del Dicasterio para los Obispos bajo el Papa Francisco, fue elegido...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Archbishop Richard G. Henning said he was "surprised" but not "shocked" to see the election of the first American-born pope. Speaking to...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- On May 8, the world met its new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary and Vatican official, took the name Leo...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a powerful...
Read More(OSV News) -- The following is the full text of the "urbi et orbi" blessing given by Pope Leo XIV after his election May 8, 2025. "Peace be with...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery...
Read More(OSV News) -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who deserves to be called the founding father...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope...
Read MoreWhite smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope. The identity of the new pontiff will be revealed...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- It is not just people who flock to St. Peter's Square to watch the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel; some furry, faithful companions...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (OSV News) -- Anticipation and excitement were in the air in St. Peter's Square and the surrounding environs as thousands of faithful and...
Read MoreBlack smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 11:51 am Rome time on Thursday, signaling that the cardinals voting at the conclave have not...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Como se esperaba, los 133 cardenales que entraron en la Capilla Sixtina el 7 de mayo no lograron elegir al próximo Papa...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Invocando la ayuda del Espíritu Santo y reconociendo que millones de personas en todo el mundo oraban por ellos, 133...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Millones de niños ciudadanos estadounidenses corren el riesgo de ser separados de sus padres si es que se llevara a cabo...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot. After celebrating...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 cardinals...
Read MoreCardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" (For the Election of the...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose the...
Read MoreBRAINTREE -- Speaking on the election of the new pope, Archbishop Richard G. Henning took inspiration from the Rolling Stones: "You can't always get...
Read MoreROMA (OSV News) -- Mientras gran parte de la atención mundial está centrada en lo que ocurrirá en la Capilla Sixtina a partir del 7 de mayo,...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Durante la reunión de cardenales que tuvo lugar en la víspera del cónclave que decidirá al próximo...
Read MoreROMA (OSV News) -- Mientras los cardenales de todo el mundo se reunían la mañana del 5 de mayo para otro día de congregaciones generales...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- A menos de 48 horas para el inicio del cónclave, los cardenales que entrarán en la Capilla Sixtina para elegir un...
Read MoreROME (OSV News) -- Of the 135 cardinals eligible to enter the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect the next pope, one absence has sparked confusion, controversy...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- On the eve of the conclave that will decide the next pontiff, the ring and lead seal of the late Pope Francis were destroyed in the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- As the Catholic Church and its cardinals prepare for May's conclave, a new study by the Pew Research Center shows that U.S. Catholics...
Read MoreMA (OSV News) -- Mientras el Colegio de Cardenales se reúne en congregaciones generales previas al próximo cónclave, el cardenal Gregorio...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (OSV News) -- El presidente Donald Trump publicó una imagen que parecía haber sido creada por inteligencia artificial (IA) en la que...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- En el último día de luto oficial por la muerte del Papa Francisco, el fallecido pontífice fue recordado como...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Junto a los miembros del Colegio Cardenalicio, mujeres y hombres pertenecientes a órdenes religiosas rindieron homenaje...
Read MoreCIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Unos días antes de ser elegido Papa en marzo de 2013, el entonces cardenal Jorge Mario Bergoglio dijo a sus compañeros...
Read MoreVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church's most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical Commission...
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