Egerton Ryerson embodied the best of his generation and today must be recognized as the founder of Canada's public education ...

Pilgrims coming to Rome will have the opportunity to see the newly restored tomb of one of the first Catholic popes.

Probably my favorite pope was Pope Pius IX. Not many people know that as a young priest, he also served in Peru and Chile. Like Francis, he believed in “a spirit of fraternalism.” Pius IX served 31 ...

From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith.

Pope Leo XIV is the first in a century to adopt the name Leo. Normal resident Mike Matejka looks back at Leo XIII and his ...

Probably my favorite pope was Pope Pius IX. Not many people know that as a young priest, he also served in Peru and Chile. Like Francis, he believed in “a spirit of fraternalism.” Pius IX ...

After four rounds of voting, the cardinals summoned for the Conclave reached a consensus to elect the new pope ...

It is associated with popes known for their traditionalist, anti-reform bent. Pius IX ordered the kidnapping of the Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara in 1858 and raised him Catholic in the Vatican after ...

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli took the name Pius XII because he was distantly related to Pius IX (1846–1878), and out of gratitude to Pius X (1903–1914), who was canonized in 1954. He also chose the name ...

He Canonised more saints than all of his predecessors and was the longest serving pope since Pius IX (1846-1878). Known affectionately as “the Smiling Pope” on account of the smile he often ...

PIUS: It is associated with popes known for their traditionalist, anti-reform bent. Pius IX ordered the kidnapping of the Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara in 1858 and raised him Catholic in the Vatican ...