Sunday, people who love Renaissance music and history will get a rare chance to step back in time. At 4 p.m., St. Louis Church will echo with Palestrina's luminous "Pope Marcellus Mass," sung by ...

Among Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s best-known works are “Tu es Petrus,” “Missa Papae Marcelli,” and “Missa brevis” ...

Pope Leo XIV held up the Mass of Pope Marcellus as an example of excellence “as well as the precious repertoire of compositions bequeathed to us by the unforgettable Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci ...

Pope Leo XIV held up the “Mass of Pope Marcellus” as an example of excellence “as well as the precious repertoire of compositions bequeathed to us by the unforgettable Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed as head of the Vatican’s bioethics think tank Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, the longtime deputy of its outgoing president, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia.

Calling St. John Paul II’s vision for the Pontifical Academy for Life “inspired,” former member Christine de Marcellus Vollmer, now president of the Venezuelan pro-life organization PROVIVE ...

Pope Leo XIV blesses a baby while holding his first general audience on May 21, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

Let Pope Leo be Pope Leo Happily, the conservative and the progressive wings of the Church are united in claiming the new pope ‘as one of their own’ May 17, 2025 | Alessandra Dee Crespo 3 min read ...

The first official portrait of Pope Leo XIV was released on Friday. Vatican News shared the portrait on Facebook, and in just three hours, the post was shared over 4,700 times and liked 1,200 times.

The pope’s global recognition allows him to speak with a singular force. As a figure who transcends national interests, he can nudge political leaders to act for the collective good.

“Remarkably, according to our research, he is the first pope in 470 years with a distinct background in mathematics, following Pope Marcellus II, who reigned briefly in 1555,” it said.