Pope Leo proclaimed seven new saints, including the first saints from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea, to 70,000 people in St.

Indeed, they themselves became lamps capable of spreading the light of Christ,’ Pope Leo XIV said in his homily on Oct. 19.

Among the other new saints were two martyrs. Peter To Rot, a lay catechist martyred in Papua New Guinea during the Japanese ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke about the central importance of faith in today’s world as he declared that the Catholic Church has seven ...

Australia is preparing to green light another $500m-plus loan for Papua New Guinea as it turns on the foreign aid tap for the ...

Indian water lotuses, also known as sacred lotuses, are in Flint Pond, just south of Route 20 in Shrewsbury. They look like ...

Pope Leo XIV named José Gregorio Hernández and Mother Carmen Rendiles Martínez as Venezuela ’s first saints on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday, offering the South American nation its first saint.