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Pope Leo XIV to families: Be missionaries of the Gospel who walk with other families
Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo: Vatican...

Catholic News Agency
13 hours ago3 min read


Petrocentrism: a problem?
(Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez) One hundred fifty-five years ago, when the freshly minted Kingdom of Italy conquered the rump of the Papal States...

George Weigel
5 days ago3 min read


Hopes for a new pontificate
“Have no fear! Trust in the Lord.” Pope Leo XIV waves at a massive, jubilant crowd gathered on St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Coeli on...

George Weigel
May 143 min read


LISTEN | Archbishop Aquila Reflects on Election of Pope Leo XIV on KOA's Morning News
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)...

Denver Catholic Staff
May 92 min read


14 things to know about Pope Leo XIV — the first U.S.-born pope
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election to the papacy, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel...

Catholic News Agency
May 92 min read


FULL TEXT: Pope Leo XIV’s homily at Mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo XIV gives the homily at Mass with the cardinal electors in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, 2025. (Photo: Vatican Media) In his...

Denver Catholic Staff
May 96 min read


Time to Get to Work: Pope Leo XIV and Evangelization
(Photo: Vatican Media) Imagine for a moment you were made a bishop by Pope Francis in 2015. Now imagine you were made a cardinal just two...

Tanner Kalina
May 93 min read


Archbishop Aquila and Bishop Rodríguez Rejoice as Pope Leo XIV Becomes First American Pontiff
(Photo: Vatican Media) As Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to the Chair of Peter Thursday, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
May 82 min read


A prayer for the newly elected Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Pete’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA) On...

Catholic News Agency
May 82 min read


Pope Leo XIV’s first words to the world: ‘Peace be with you all’
Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA) By...

Catholic News Agency
May 83 min read


Who is Pope Leo XIV? A bio of the first American pope
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. (Photo: Daniel Ibañez/CNA) By Jonah McKeown/CNA Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo...

Catholic News Agency
May 83 min read


Cardinal Robert Prevost Is Elected Pope and Adopts Name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected pope and adopts the name Leo XIV. (Photo: Vatican Media) By ACI Prensa, Catholic News Agency's...

Guest Contributor
May 82 min read


LIVE UPDATES: First key dates of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate announced
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Follow here for...

Catholic News Agency
May 721 min read


LISTEN | 'Do You Love Me?': Abide in Christ, Not the World – Archbishop Aquila’s Call to Radical Discipleship in Honor of Pope Francis
Archbishop Aquila elevates the Eucharist during the 10:30 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver on...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
May 58 min read


Archbishop Chaput: What the Church Needs in the Next Pope
Build on the good of what Francis achieved while focusing on doctrinal clarity (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Shortly after Pope John Paul...

Charles J. Chaput
May 21 min read


Pope Francis and the Gospel of Beauty: A Legacy for Artists and the Church
Pope Francis addressed approximately 200 prominent artists and other creative people from more than 30 countries in the Sistine Chapel on...

Elizabeth Zelasko
Apr 256 min read


WATCH | How Coloradans Can Watch Pope Francis’ Funeral Mass Live from Rome
(Photo: Lightstock) Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88. The Archdiocese of Denver invites all the...

Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 242 min read


Conclave Cooperation: The Cardinals, the Holy Spirit and You
(Photo: Pexels) “His office let another take.” St. Peter, our first Pope, quoted Psalm 109:8 to his fellow apostles after the Ascension...

Jared Staudt
Apr 245 min read


More than a Movie: What is a Conclave? And Other Papal Questions, Answered
(Photo: Unsplash) Cardinals from the corners of the world are making their way to Rome to discern who the next Bishop of Rome might be,...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Apr 245 min read


Divine Gift: Denver Students Experience God's Wonders through Pope Francis' Last Papal Blessing
High school students from St. Mary Parish in Littleton were among the crowd present for Pope Francis' Easter message and blessing, which...

Guest Contributor
Apr 233 min read
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