Pennsylvania and Ireland have had a long and rich historical association. It stretches back to the era of William Penn in the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope from Chicago, could boost interest in the Catholic Church, potentially increasing ...

But at the most unexpected moment, the College of Cardinals broke this understanding by electing the first American ... Catholic Church” and “the first American pontiff.” The 19th-century ...

But as the first American pontiff ... people flock to the church in Leo’s first year. “Will the people stay on in year five?” she asked. Nowhere is the Catholic Church more progressive ...

The Supreme Court on Friday barred the Trump administration from quickly resuming deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th-century wartime law enacted when the nation was just a few years old.

But he isn't just the leader of the Catholic ... church's spiritual, humanitarian and political mission," explains Dr Blanchard. The pope's involvement in the Holy See has varied over the past ...

See scenes from the May 14 Concursus ceremony at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary where academic degrees are awarded to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...