Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

Addressing hundreds of thousands of well-wishers, including dozens of world leaders and European royalty, during a mass in St ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

What was the first pope's name? St. Peter was the first pope, one of the twelve Apostles and the man who Catholics believe was ordained by Jesus himself. According to the Gospel of Matthew ...

(CNN) — Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many ...

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Today the Church celebrates the feast of Sts. Philip and James the Less, both apostles of Jesus. St. Philip was born in Bethsaida, in Galilee. He was a member of Jesus’ 12 apostles, and immediately ...

Under Catholic doctrine, the priesthood is reserved for men because Christ chose only men as his 12 apostles. The teaching is considered divinely inspired and infallible. Benedict tightened the ...