Pope Francis on Saturday recalled the legacy of the 16th century pope Saint Pius V, a Church reformer who standardized the Mass and opposed heresy. The teachings of Pius V “invite us to be seekers of ...

Michele Ghislieri, later St. Pius V, was born in Bosco, northern Italy, in 1504 and ordained a Dominican priest in 1528. Recognizing his holiness and learning, his community elected him prior four ...

More that a century ago the voices of children could be heard in St. Pius V School, but not anymore. By next year, they could be heard again. The Catholic grade school, which closed in 2003, is on the ...

It is said that crew members throughout the Holy League fleet spiritually joined Christians across Europe by praying the Rosary as the battle drew near. Pius V knew that it was the Blessed Virgin Mary ...

Table altarpiece of Pius V by Bartolomeo Litterini. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons.) Listen ROME – In a new interview released yesterday, Pope Francis revealed his intention to be buried at Rome’s ...

Cardinal Antonio Michele Ghislieri ascended the papacy of the Catholic Church when it was beset with problems. Elected as Pope Pius V in 1559, he was one of the leaders who saved the church from ruin ...

CHICAGO - St. Pius V school in Pilsen named their early childhood learning center after a beloved teacher and principal who believed in the potential of young people over her 30-year career at the ...

Pius the Fifth, the Dominican friar Ghisleri, and better known in his time as Cardinal Alexandrini, was the child of poor parents, . . . This portrait was taken from the mission of San Ignacio, where ...