Oblate School of Theology Archives - San Antonio Report

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost was on Thursday elected the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. A moderate who was close to Pope Francis and spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV.

Religion & Spirituality

San Antonio Catholic community to celebrate naming of first American pope

by Shari Biediger May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is a name which “reflects his reading of the signs of the times,” said Archbishop of San Antonio Gustavo García-Siller.

Where I Live: Shearer Hills

by Janeli Saucedo-Castrejana February 27, 2021February 26, 2021

Billionaire Tom Benson Leaves Business, Philanthropic Legacies in San Antonio

by Shari Biediger March 16, 2018January 31, 2020

Iconographer Fr. Clyde Rausch demonstrates his work in his studio at the Oblate Renewal Center.

Local Icon of Iconography ‘Writes’ Christmas Story

by Shari Biediger December 25, 2016January 31, 2020

A father and daughter walk to their vehicle with a bag of produce. Photo by Scott Ball.

Gov & Politics, Health, Lifestyle

Local Experts Talk About San Antonio’s Hunger Problem

by Lea Thompson May 5, 2016October 7, 2016

Whirling Dervishes Invoke Mystic Sufi Poet

by Rene Jaime Gonzalez January 27, 2015October 7, 2016

Whirling Dervishes Delayed Until Sunday

by Katherine Nickas January 24, 2015October 7, 2016