The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

The Catholic Church announced that priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement.

NIGEL AND SYDNEY, WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PERHAPS POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE U.S.? I SPOKE TO HISTORIAN AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY AS HE BREAKS IT ALL DOWN.

SINGAPORE: The Catholic Church in Singapore on Friday (May 9) celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, who succeeds Pope Francis. Robert Francis Prevost is the first pope from the US. He was ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra ...

MANILA – Behind the Vatican’s unyielding walls, centuries of secrecy have cloaked the process of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church. But not this year. Gen Z – the first ...

From Europe to the Asia Pacific, millions of Catholics are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church. After news of “white smoke” began to ...

One of the key issues facing the Catholic Church — reportedly a key point of discussion during the conclave — is how the pontiff will mediate conflict and war, especially in Ukraine ...

American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV after being elected as the 267th pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church. College of Cardinals elected the 267th pope on Thursday The ...

But there are human characteristics the electors are considering as they cast ballots for the man who will lead the Catholic Church in changing times. “The conclave is almost like a retreat so I ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican ...