His opening words as pontiff could have centered on anything. However, he desired to transmit that Jesus truly and ...

His first outing since his election was to a sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna and is of particular significance to his ...

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old after graduating ...

Vatican Media, via Associated Press Visitors in St. Peter’s Square the day after the election of the new pope, the first to be American-born. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times Leo giving a ...

The historical world of the first century Israel is fascinating to those who wish to understand more about Jesus’s life and ministry. Interestingly, there is a gap of about 300 years between the end ...