The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the blessing: This tree is a ... tree of paradise that God made into the tree of life, the cross of Jesus. But when the kindness and generous ...

The manger scene has a special place near the Christmas tree or in another place where ... All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

R obert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first American Pope. The Chicago native, who has spent many years serving as a ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing, as he celebrated ...

Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English to the cardinals who elected him to lead the Catholic Church and follow in Pope Francis’ ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.