Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until ...

In the summer of 1973, the war was still raging in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal was unfolding in Washington, and protests ...

"JD Vance is wrong," the future-pope wrote on Feb. 3, echoing the title of the op-ed in the National Catholic Reporter.

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has become the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter. He is the first American to fill the role of pope ...

In a moment bathed in the golden light of the Sistine Chapel, as Michelangelo’s frescoes gazed down in solemn silence, the ...

Catholics around the world are continuing to celebrate the selection of a new leader of the church, including students at ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

After two days of conclave and only four votes, the cardinals selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the church's next pope.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...