Right now, it’s more important for women to be visible in the fabric of church life. Why shouldn’t women be named rectors of Catholic universities, for instance? I don’t think we should ...

But with the United States' standing in the world on edge with President Donald Trump in office, experts say many will be watching the first American to lead the Catholic Church to see how he ...

Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily at a Mass on Friday, one day after he was selected by a conclave of cardinals at the Vatican to lead the Catholic Church. The first U.S. pope in history said he ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as leader of the Catholic Church in the Sistine Chapel, a day after he was elected the first American pontiff by the papal conclave. Robert Prevost ...

SEATTLE (KPTV) - The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report child abuse to law enforcement – even in the privacy ...

"And I think that's the start. You know, it's an incomplete project." The Catholic Church maintains that only men can be ordained as priests, viewing this not as a cultural tradition but as ...

Thirteen previous leaders of the Catholic Church had gone by the ... Pizzaballa, 60, has served the church in Jerusalem since 1990. He drew global notice after the Hamas attack on southern Israel ...

An estimated 6 million Chinese belong to the country's state-approved Catholic Church, overseen by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. Another 6 million are believed to be members of the ...

SINGAPORE: The Catholic Church in Singapore on Friday (May 9) celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, who succeeds Pope Francis. Robert Francis Prevost is the first pope from the US. He was ...

warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the Catholic Church could be a beacon lighting the world’s “dark nights.” Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost and the first U ...

making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and conflict.Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious ...