The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of leadership. From its earliest days, guiding the faithful through empires and eras ...

Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo, circa 1490. Standing in front of the cascade of crimson curtains on the balcony of Saint Peter’s on the evening of May 8, with an emotional crowd ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian priest. He is also a Chicago-area native and has many connections to St. Rita, an Augustinian High School on the city’s South Side. There was a sense of ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, has been chosen as the first-ever pope from the United States –and he also has ties to West Michigan. What now stands as a ...