News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

The last five pontiffs have addressed members of the international news media who reported on the conclaves that elected them.

Discover how the rural parish of St. Mary Church in Altus welcomes seven growing refugee families from Myanmar, breathing new ...

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Leo, the first American pope, is expected to deliver remarks to members of ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...

Fifteen deacons were ordained Saturday morning at Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Chicago, in a private mass many people ...

"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of ...

Seminarian Nickolas Naticchione kneels before Bishop Joseph A. Williams during Mass on May 10 at Saint James Church, Holy ...

As a junior in high school, Deacon Eichten visited The St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul. What he saw was people living saintly, ...

Permanent deacons who minister in the Diocese of Rochester and elsewhere are celebrating milestone anniversaries of ...

Transitional Deacon Alex Hall said he first felt the call to be a priest when he was in elementary school. Bishop Michael Izen was then Father Izen, the pastor of Deacon Hall’s parish, St. Timothy in ...