Francis-aligned’ bishops are following the late pope’s lead in stirring debate where politics and pastoral issues meet.

The announcement followed the IRS’s decision to give churches a carve-out from nonprofit law and allow them to support ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has confirmed that the Catholic Church will not endorse political candidates ...

The Catholic Church “maintains its stance of not endorsing or opposing political candidates,” said U.S. Conference of ...

Where Francis sees rigid ideology replacing faith in the conservative American Catholic hierarchy, his critics see a struggle to preserve traditions and teachings they saw as settled. By Ruth ...

Catholic Church Hierarchy Explained. Published Apr 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM EDT Updated Apr 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM EDT. By . Jenna Sundel is a Newsweek reporter based in New Jersey.

A member of the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals (usually). Cardinals are also usually bishops. If a non-bishop is chosen, he would be ordained a bishop before becoming pope.

In a rebuke to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa issued a statement refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples.

The new leader of the Catholic Church is American Robert Francis Prevost, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced to a crowd in St. Peter’s Square.

The new leader of the Catholic Church is American Robert Francis Prevost, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announced to a crowd in St. Peter’s Square.