Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...

Want to know how the first American pope might lead the Catholic Church? Look no further than his name. Seattle Archbishop ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

A new Washington law making all clergy mandatory reporters signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson last week is facing pushback ...

Catholics across the globe waited for that announcement, which came 67 minutes later: Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in history. The conclave of Cardinals came to this decision on ...

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Mass as pontiff on Friday as he assumes leadership of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. He will soon confront urgent questions about the church’s direction.

Pope Robert Prevost's views on homosexuality and the LGBTQ+ community stand as one of the biggest contrasts between him and Pope Francis.

When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his ...

Despite skepticism due to the United States' geopolitical power, Pope Leo XIV is the first American-born pope.