Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

It is a very nice thing for America and the world that the new pope, Leo XIV — who will help guide the faith of more than a ...

Chicagoland native and Augustine priest Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected to the office of the papacy on Wednesday, ...

Between 1982 and 2014, Joliet Catholic, Benet, Marian Catholic and Marian Central Catholic entered the ... teams and student-athletes. “As faith-based institutions, we strive to offer a ...

The Catholic Diocese of Peoria’s leader calls the election of the first American pope “of great significance for the Church ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

Pope Leo XIV will hold his first Mass today after his historic election as the first North American pope. He will meet with ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...