The Second Vatican Council, which after three years of dialogue and document drafting closed on Dec. 8, 1965, changed the ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its first saint and a reason to celebrate ...

Shown at the awards presentation are, from left: Kristen Donohue, Diocesan Secretary for Catholic Education/Superintendent of Catholic Schools; Christopher Tigue, Assistant Superintendent; Kimberly ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, left, ...

Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim Saint John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education. Speaking after Mass Sept. 28 for the Jubilee of Catechists, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Pope John Paul II greeted the faithful in South Carolina when he visited Columbia as part of a conference on the University of South Carolina campus on Sept. 11, 1987. More ...

A pair of missed extra points doomed Shawnee to a 20-19 loss to Pope John Paul II in the Renegades’ season opener in Royersford, Pa. Cole Anderson scored an early touchdown for Shawnee on a 1-yard run ...

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit Tuesday to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mentorella, Mother of Graces, near Rome, underscoring his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A favorite pilgrimage site of St.

Editor’s note: With the 2025 high school football season kicking off on Friday night, the Mercury is taking a closer, in-depth look at all of the Pioneer Athletic Conference programs. First up is a ...

On this date, Aug. 6, 1978, St. Pope Paul VI died. Media coverage was uncharitable in its estimation of his tenure, but as time passes it has become clear that he was the great pope of the 20th ...

The photograph taken in 1996 shows Gene Greytak, a man who impersonated Pope John Paul II. In July 2025, a photo circulated online that claimed to show Pope John Paul II playing baseball. The picture ...