In 1958, the papal election took a bizarre turn when white smoke was followed by black smoke—an unprecedented event in Vatican history. Was it a sign of internal conflict, or did something ...

Pope John XXIII 2025 Schedule. 8/30 vs DePaul Catholic 12:00pm. 9/5 at Paramus Catholic 7:00pm . 9/13 vs Kellenberg Memorial 12:00pm. 9/20 at Bergen Catholic 1:00pm . 10/4 vs Delbarton 1:00pm ...

Ever since Pope John XXIII was elected in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker. Will Leo continue the pattern?

American Jewry joined the Catholic world today in mourning the death of Pope John XXIII who died this afternoon at the age of 81. Major American Jewish organizations issued statements expressing ...

Pope John XXIII's intervention gave Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev, an avowed atheist who expressed public contempt for the Holy See, a convenient moral footing for pulling his nation's ...

In his homily during his inauguration Mass on Oct. 22, 1978, Pope John Paul II noted that popes had been crowned in the past, but said the focus should be elsewhere. “This is not the time to ...

Vatican II, which revolutionized the Catholic liturgy and many other pastoral matters, ran from 1962 to 1965. It was called by Pope John XXIII, who died in June 1963, and its work was completed ...

Pope John XXIII 2025 Schedule. 8/30 vs DePaul Catholic 12:00pm. 9/5 at Paramus Catholic 7:00pm . 9/13 vs Kellenberg Memorial 12:00pm. 9/20 at Bergen Catholic 1:00pm .