Catholic churches in Brookfield and East Brookfield are set to close and one of them will merge with churches in West Brookfield and North Brookfield to form a single parish, according to a letter to parishioners released by the Worcester Diocese.

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 ... DiNardo was ordained in his native Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977. He earned degrees from Catholic universities in Washington and Rome and worked in the Vatican office overseeing appointments ...

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

The archbishop, ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and veteran of the Church’s diplomatic corps, recalls his role in the ascent of an American Augustinian priest to the papacy.

Bishop David Bonnar, head of the Catholic Diocese of Youngtown, issued a statement pledging support for newly elected Pope Leo XIV.

In a letter sent to families of St. Dominic Academy students Friday morning, Bishop of Portland James Ruggieri said the St. Dominic Regional High School Board had not met the necessary criteria to establish an independent Catholic high school by the diocese’s deadline to make that possible,

Catholics and church leaders in North Texas are celebrating the announcement of the first-ever American pope, Leo XIV. Both bishops of the DFW Catholic diocese spoke with NBC 5 on Thursday about the significance of the historic election.