The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, issued a statement directing that the ancient liturgy would henceforth be celebrated in an ...

If you recognize those Latin phrases as “The Lord be with you. And with your spirit,” you may be old enough to remember when Roman Catholic Masses were celebrated only in Latin, or you attend ...

Outcry over proposed norms in the North Carolina diocese is rising to international attention, as it represents the first ...

Mass got underway as Pope Leo XIV processed into the Sistine Chapel and sang in Latin along with the Vatican ... The selection surprised the Roman Catholic world as Leo was not viewed a ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Cardinals from around the world will gather Tuesday at the Vatican to begin choosing a new pope, a process that will have wide-ranging implications for the future of the Roman Catholic Church and ...

The Catholic church faces a fundamental question ... They would like to restore the Latin Mass with its ancient church rituals and male clerical culture. The 18 African cardinal-electors will ...