Bishop Steven J. Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, reacted to the election of the first U.S.-born pope, ...

He’s a bridge builder, a peace maker, a holy man,” the Rev. Joseph Verespy said, describing the new Pope Leo XIV during a ...

The election of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the 266th successor of Peter, shows “truly God was at work” in ...

In these days of Easter season, we hear lovely readings about Jesus the Good Shepherd. We can imagine bucolic settings of ...

"God has given us a good shepherd. Thank you, God!" "Amen!" the congregation responded during Friday's noon-time Mass. It had been less than 24 hours since word had begun to spread that white ...

We are called to be part of a flock and to be in the care of a shepherd. Most of us realize this in a parish setting. In the ...

Like most people, Msgr. Joseph Prior watched the election of Pope Leo XIV with great interest. He noted how the people in Rome represented the diversity of the universal Church, a theme reflected in ...

Extracts from this chapter of St John’s gospel, in which Jesus describes himself as the Good Shepherd, have been read at Mass ...

When life throws senseless dots at you, stay connected to Jesus. Have faith that Jesus can connect those dots into a ...

During Sunday mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, a picture of the new Pope, Pope Leo XIV, could be seen along with the words ‘pray for our new holy father’ on the ...