Sacramental records reveal that Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has Creole and Black roots from New Orleans on his mother’s side.
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Pope Pleads for Military Restraint in the Middle East
Avoid a “spiral of violence” in the Middle East, urged Pope Francis after Iran’s launch of drones and missiles against Israel.
Pope: Take Evil Seriously, Pray for Peace
During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis offered a teaching on fortitude and resisting...
Faith-Based Organizations at the UN Promote Women Leaders
At a panel sponsored last month by Caritas Internationalis and the Permanent Observer of the Holy...
Mexico’s Cartels Are Entering Politics, Church Warns
As elections approach, drug cartels are targetting and killing political candidates; 29 people...
Rwanda Commemorates 1994 Genocide
The bishops of Rwanda expressed their closeness to genocide survivors as the country marks the...
Advocates in El Paso March for Migrants’ Dignity
"Be Not Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity” expressed support for Annunciation House and...
Pope Says on Easter: ‘Roll Away’ Stone of War
Pope Francis asks Christ to "roll away" the stone of war in Ukraine, the Holy Land and all the...
Breakfast on Easter Sunday: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the Easter Sunday readings and recounts how Maryknoll sisters seek the Risen Christ as they pursue justice.
Pope Sends Good Friday Message to El Salvador
Pope Francis sends a message to El Salvador for Good Friday, urging Salvadorans — and all...
Pope Praises Friendship of Grieving Israeli, Palestinian Fathers
Pope Francis sees the friendship between two fathers who lost children to violence in the Holy...
Chicago Parish Unveils Statue of Christ Mourning Gun Victims
St. Sabina Catholic Church unveiled a statue of Jesus Christ commemorating Chicago’s victims of gun violence in preparation for Holy Week.
‘We Are Not Alone, Abandoned or Afraid,’ Says Patriarch of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday
The Catholic community in Jerusalem, led by the courageous Latin patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ushers in Holy Week.
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