As the papal conclave gets underway in Vatican City, Holy Cross Catholic Church pastor Father Noah Carter recalls his experience studying there as a seminarian during the 2013 election of Pope Francis ...

Pope Leo XIV has never been accused of abuse, but has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have ...

Bishop Thomas Paprocki, Bishop Kevin Rhoades, and Father Thomas Ferguson will join advisory board for President Trump’s ...

In contrast, Pope Francis recognised that Christians must go “beyond the walls” to embrace humanity as a whole. In his vision, the Church should function as a “field hospital”, extending its care even ...

Broadcasting to audiences on various social media platforms and podcasts, a number of Catholic priests have waded ... for their lives—clashing with the hierarchy can mean getting worse ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a highly secretive election called a conclave. Why It Matter ...

The moment was the start of a 12-year papacy that marked a sea change for the Catholic Church ... relationships could receive blessings from priests, a move that was widely interpreted as a ...

Small nations and states will seek their place under the sun, while the great powers will demand that they renounce their moral wealth—above all, their ...