"We never would have suspected that he was going to be a priest, let alone a bishop or cardinal or the Pope. Not in a million ...

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

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 ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming with emotion.

The selection of a new pope and how the process works is daily task for St. Peter's School's students and teachers.

His sacramental gestures symbolized the love and mercy he wanted the church to bring to the world. He was the first Pope to ...

And it’s hard for me to image any other community of faith other than the universal Catholic Church ... Assisi. “It was a beautiful experience to be able to pray at the place where St. Francis ...

He articulated the mission just days after his 2013 election and it explained the name he chose as pope, honoring St. Francis of Assisi "who ... and 17 during the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee ...

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World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be remembered ...

Jason Horowitz In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church ... story in the northern Italian city of Genoa, said they felt that Francis ...

Pope Francis' final public appearance was on Easter Sunday, when he provided blessings to crowds of faithful. The former leader of the Catholic Church ... to honor St. Francis of Assisi ...