During his general audience on March 5, Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of teachings on the early Fathers of the Church. Thanks to his many sermons and letters, we can still appreciate his zeal ...

As Christians prepare to engage in the fasting and abstinence of Lent, they can find guidance in the words of Pope St. Leo the Great's sermons. Stressing Lenten discipline as a way to struggle against ...

Pope St. Leo the Great was the latest Church Father that Pope Benedict XVI focused on as he held his weekly general audience on Wednesday. Leo the Great, according to Pope Benedict, was one of the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Since 1932, the quarterly journal, Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture, has been the chief outlet for the American ...

The election of the first American pope is a remarkable moment in the two thousand year history of the Catholic Church. But in choosing his name, it's clear Leo is looking forward. NPR's Scott Detrow ...

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Relying, therefore, dearly beloved, on these arms, let us enter actively and fearlessly on the contest set before us: so that in this fasting struggle we may not rest satisfied with only this end, ...