As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in ...

The possibility represents a potential watershed moment for global Catholicism, reflecting significant demographic shifts as the religion’s center of gravity moves increasingly toward the Global ...

OP-ED. The new pope aligns with the tradition of social Catholicism, standing in stark contrast to the interpretation given ...

"Today we have a new day in celebrating our new global voice for justice and compassion!" said Bettencourt, a member of Saint John Vianney Catholic Church in west Houston. "May his new papacy be ...

with Africa seeing the fastest growth in Catholic followers. At least 20% of the global Catholic population resides in Africa, something the Vatican says “is characterized by a highly dynamic ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV ’s homeland, raising the question of ...