Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack ... standing at the Sistine Chapel altar with Michelangelo's famed fresco of "The Last Judgment" behind him.

The path that led Robert Francis Prevost from serving as an altar boy in Chicago ... both within the church and in broader society. His unique background positions him to speak to different ...

From an altar boy growing up in a working class area ... US pope to be elected in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. But his election has caused "grave concern" for some.

That might be because of his background. Prevost is unusually qualified to address the most pressing challenges of the Catholic Church ... the parish as musicians, altar boys, lectors and ...

Kyle Kuczynski was taken into custody after an explosive was ignited inside the St. Teresa of Calcutta Rectory on Tuesday, according to police. A motive was unclear. Trump pulls surgeon general ...

She was in the Altar and Rosary Society, at one point its president. With a memorable voice, she sang in the church’s choirs ... But he stayed in the background because she was always ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge chair set up by the altar, needles sticking out of his forehead ...