From battlefield origins to liturgical blessing, the sign or kiss of peace familiar from Mass and other church celebrations ...

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The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...