In a press conference yesterday, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Press Office of the Holy See, released details of what we can expect to see during today's inauguration Mass of Pope Francis.
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From taking time to pay his own hotel bill after being elected pope to asking his fellow countrymen to forgo coming to Rome for his inauguration so they can use the money to help the poor, the legendary humility of Pope Francis I is fast becoming the talk of the world.
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While meeting with journalists in Rome on Friday, Pope Francis explained why he chose the name of Francis, a choice that makes him the first "Francis" in the history of the papacy.
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Low birth rates and weak local economies are causing a record number of U.S. counties to decline into oblivion as young people flee in search of work.
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A federal judge in Michigan has granted the former Catholic owner of Domino's Pizza a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the controversial birth control mandate which will remain in effect until the case is settled.
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Our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, delivered his first homily as pope to the 114 Cardinal electors at the "pro Ecclesia" Mass in the Sistine Chapel yesterday.
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If there's one thing Pope Francis appears to have never done in his life, it's miss an opportunity to defend humanity against the many ills imposed upon it by increasingly "progressive" societies.
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No one was surprised that Pope Francis I began his first day as head of the world's largest church at the feet of Our Lady, having already informed the Vatican that his first private Mass should be delayed long enough for him to "visit the icon of the holy mother."
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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Quinnipiac University pollsters are being called out on the publication of erroneous poll data that supposedly show Catholics as "leading American voters toward support of same-sex marriage."
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The Vatican Press Office has published the official biography of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.
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