A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

Qualities of humility, clarity and servant leadership are early signs that Pope Leo is charting a unifying path.

Cardinals are meeting in Vatican City to choose a new leader for the Catholic Church. This follows the death of Pope Francis.

Catholic groups are welcoming Pope Leo XIV -- the second pope from the Americas, and the first U.S.-born pontiff -- who was ...

Every time a conclave is convened, many say that the cardinals’ choice of pope will be guided by the Holy Spirit. But how ...

Sister Johnson ministered in education at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Rochester; St. Paul, Oswego; Christ the King, Irondequoit; ...

At this moment of change and possibility, four principles that Francis lived, and that Leo XIV has begun to echo, must guide ...

Ronald Reagan's election sparked a counterrevolution in the arts community, with Dylan, Bono and Scorsese among those showing ...

Pope Gregory XV, elected in 1621, was the last pope to be elected by “spontaneous acclamation” when all the cardinals, ...

Music at the fourth Orlando Sings Choral Festival included Jewish modern masterworks and folk songs, as well as a Catholic ...

St. Mary Help of Christians Parish will close its elementary school at year-end, forcing families to adjust as funding and ...

Prevost, 69, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and led the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops ...