At 4 p.m., St. Louis Church will echo with Palestrina's luminous "Pope Marcellus Mass," sung by the vocal group Harmonia and the choir of St. Joseph Cathedral. The music will be heard in the ...

The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift people's spirits as it subtly transmits a message about diversity and unity, Pope Leo XIV said. In the ...

At an event sponsored by the Domenico Bartolucci Foundation, Pope Leo XIV said that polyphony is a musical form “full of meaning” for prayer and Christian life.

Among Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s best-known works are Tu es Petrus, Missa Papae Marcelli and Missa Brevis (“You are Peter,” “Mass of Pope Marcellus,” and “Brief Mass”).

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his papacy. JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are attending.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, called for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at his inaugural mass.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, presided over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in front of a crowd of tens of thousands. World leaders including Vice President JD Vance ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church, will celebrate his inaugural mass on Sunday, according to the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV used his homily to plead for peace in warring regions and to call for a more united Roman Catholic Church.