Beyond a simple affirmation of the pope’s authority, the letter by Arturo Sosa, S.J., called attention to its particular ...

Father Jacques Marquette, the man who gave Marquette its name, made an incredible mark not only on the Upper Peninsula, but throughout North America as well. The French Jesuit Missionary built an ...

Irish Loreto Sr. Patricia Murray, the executive secretary of the Rome-based International Union of Superiors General, or UISG ...

"A religious order is a community of Catholics — which can include priests, nuns, monks and even lay people — dedicated to a particular type of mission and spirituality. Unlike diocesan ...

In all, 34 of the 266 popes have belonged to religious orders, according to America, a Jesuit ... mission and spirituality. Unlike diocesan priests, who work within a particular territory, ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Cardinal Mafi of Tonga and Cardinal Ribat of Papua New Guinea will travel to Rome to take part. The Vatican confirmed Cardinal Mafi's participation in the conclave to RNZ, and the Catholic church in ...