In a 1902 apostolic letter marking his 25th year in the Petrine ministry, Pope Leo XIII reflects that “the ardent desire of Our heart was not only to enlighten minds, but also to move and purify ...

He named himself after Pope Leo XIII, who led the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, and was known as “The Pope of the Workers,” making it his mission to confront the ruthless laissez-faire economics ...

Remarking on the news this week that Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich would present Sen. Dick Durbin, a strong supporter of abortion rights, with a lifetime achievement award, Pope Leo gave a ...

It is odd — or is it? — that Pope Leo begins his apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te with the story of the woman who poured costly oil on Jesus' head (Matthew 26:8-9,11), only to be upbraided by one of ...

On those occasions, in addressing the challenges of political commitment, Pope Leo referred to terms from Saint Augustine of Hippo’s “The City of God.” In this way he located the human heart at the ...