Throughout his 12-year pontificate, Francis was an advocate for the poor and many saw his papacy as the start of a new era for the Catholic church, marked by greater inclusion and acceptance.

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly which is set to be celebrated on July 27, Pope Leo XIV issued a message of ...

The Catholic religious order to which the Rev. Freddy Washington belongs says the allegations against him are ...

The specter of schism has hovered in recent years over the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar ...

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation on the grounds of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology center in Castel ...

Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next bishop of Baker ...

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...

After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope ...

Francis-aligned’ bishops are following the late pope’s lead in stirring debate where politics and pastoral issues meet.