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Sinister conversations in hushed tones behind gold-plated Gothic columns faintly illumined by flickering torchlight.

Ashionyedue JoyGold Goodluck, a Grade 12 student at Toronto's Father Henry Carr Secondary School, is one of 35 Canadian high schoolers named a 2025 Loran Scholar.

One is not engaging in exaggeration or hyperbole by suggesting that Diocese of London retired cleric Fr. Michael Terrance Ryan is on the precipice of celebrating an extraordinary and rare achievement.

When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, the last pope to bear the name.

Pope Leo XIV's devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.

As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost.

It was a historic first for the Order of St. Augustine when one of its own, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected as Holy Father.

Fr. Gregory Boyle has spent the past 40 years transforming lives and communities through the radical power of love.

The full text of the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing given by Pope Leo XIV after his election May 8, 2025.

What happens after the College of Cardinals elects a new pope? Quite a lot, both behind the scenes and in public.