Pope Francis was elected to succeed Pope Benedict XVI March 13 by the conclave of cardinals. A timeline of his life follows:Read More

— 1 —I was nervous when our new pope walked out onto that balcony to greet the world. I wasn’t worried for our Catholic Church. I was worried for him. He looked shy, a bit unsure, and maybe even a bit vulnerable. But then he started speaking. I saw himRead More

Habemus Papam! Where were you when those words were spoken? In history’s most indelible moments, people remember where they were when they heard the news. I remember my parents saying they were roaming around somewhere on the campus of Indiana University when they heard that President John Kennedy was assassinated inRead More

Sarah Rodriguez moved from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the United States in 1953, but has followed the work of a certain cardinal in her home diocese.Read More