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When he releases his highly anticipated first encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" May 25, Pope Leo XIV will be present at the press conference -- something atypical for such announcements, which are usually handled by senior Vatican officials.

Born with cerebral palsy (CP), Dr. Heidi Janz’s movement and speech have been severely limited every day of her life. She spent much time growing up in a hospital and requires a motorized wheelchair to move. Her CP impedes her ability to form words.

Do not tell Jim Hughes he must be a compromiser who tempers his pro-life beliefs.

This year marks the bicentennial of the Oblates’ Constitution and Rules receiving pontifical approval from Pope Leo XII on Feb. 17, 1826.

A year after his first words "Peace be with you all,” we know a lot more about Cardinal Robert Prevost turned Pope Leo XIV. He has emerged as a pope of order for times of global chaos.

After one year Pope Leo XIV has emerged as a pontiff attempting to guide a polarized church and fractured world through dialogue, peace and defence of human dignity.

When Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica one year ago, his first speech was, in ways that would only become clear over the year that followed, a preview of what was to come.

Roughly two months before celebrating a year on the throne of Peter, Pope Leo XIV became one of the most quoted global leaders on the planet.

Since voting in the conclave that elevated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to the papacy on May 8, 2025, Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto has cherished the opportunities accorded him over the past year to interact with Pope Leo XIV.

In 1830 the early roots of Catholic education were formed in Upper Canada in the Kingston diocese by Bishop Alexander Macdonell. From this small action by Bishop Macdonell, Catholic education roots have flourished over the years.