Who are the Augustinians? A look at Pope Leo XIV’s religious order
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 10, 2025 / 05:00 am Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known…
German cardinal on American pope: ‘I didn’t expect it’ but sees hope for synodality clarity
By Martin Bürger CNA Newsroom, May 10, 2025 / 04:00 am Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has candidly confessed he “didn’t expect” the election of Pope Leo XIV, praising the new…
Americans in St. Peter’s Square celebrate historic election of Pope Leo XIV
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 18:28 pm Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first…
Villanova University: the pope’s alma mater
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 17:58 pm Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania. Pope Leo…
Indian, Pakistani cardinals seen leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together ahead of conclave
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 17:28 pm Here is a roundup of Catholic world news that you might have missed this week: Indian and Pakistani…
In his own words: Pope Leo XIV on the Eucharistic congress, Pope Francis, and synodality
By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 16:58 pm Nine months ago, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost sat down for an interview at a parish in the Chicago area…
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV meeting the last three pontiffs
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, May 9, 2025 / 15:53 pm Pope Leo XIV had the opportunity to meet three of his predecessors at the helm of the…
Boston Archdiocese urges priests with visas to refrain from international travel
By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 15:23 pm Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Boston who are in the United States on visas have been urged…
Pope Leo XIV’s missionary work in Peru
By Walter Sánchez Silva Lima Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 14:49 pm In some of his first words to the world on May 8, newly-elected Pope Leo XIV recalled the…
U.S. cardinals praise Pope Leo XIV’s missionary heart, international experience
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 14:19 pm The United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursday elected Pope Leo XIV, the first…
Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass: ‘Jesus is the Christ’
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 13:52 pm In his first Mass as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV called on the faithful to “bear…
Department of Justice says data breach exposed information on diocesan sex abuse survivors
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 13:32 pm The U.S. Department of Justice says a recent data breach of a California consulting firm exposed data of Catholic…