Who were the Cathars? Inside the religious group that dared to challenge the Catholic Church

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church.
National Catholic Register

Pontifical Latin Mass Returns to St. Peter’s After Landmark Weekend of Traditional Catholic Events

ROME — Thousands of faithful from all over the world took part in a solemn pontifical Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Pope John football forfeits game against St. Joseph due to 'health situation'

The Oct. 18 high school football game between St. Joseph (Montvale) and Pope John has been canceled. The game was canceled due to a 'health situation affecting our opponent," according to a post on ...
The New York Times

The Pope Needs to Be More Specific

In taking the name Leo XIV, the first American pope signaled a desire to imitate his much-beloved 19th-century predecessor Leo XIII. The previous Leo forged the Catholic response to industrialization; ...
Crux

Visiting Italian president, pope urges multilateralism, welcome of migrants

Pope Leo XIV makes an official visit to Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome Oct. 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media). ROME – In his first visit to Italian President Sergio ...
Catholic News Agency

Thousands of pilgrims join Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square to pray the rosary for peace

Tens of thousands of people joined Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to pray for peace in the world. Before the statue of Our Lady of Fátima, which was brought to Rome from Portugal for ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Leo calls for 'true ecological conversion' from words to action on environment

Catholics and all people committed to protecting the planet must keep climate action from slipping into trends or tribalism, Pope Leo XIV said as he opened a global church summit on climate change ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

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The New York Times

Pope Leo Urges U.S. Bishops to Support Immigrants

The pope conveyed the message as President Trump escalated his deportation campaign, including in Chicago, the pope’s hometown. By Elizabeth Dias and Elisabetta Povoledo In his nascent papacy, Pope ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy students to attend audience with Chicago native Pope Leo at Vatican

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On a beautiful Tuesday evening in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, excitement is building for a group of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy students, who are getting ready for ...
CBS News

Chicago's viral "conclave kids" meet Pope Leo XIV in Rome

The students from Chicago's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who went viral for their mock conclave, met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City Wednesday. The grade schoolers traveled to Rome Monday to attend ...