His Grace Paul Ssemogerere, the Kampala Archbishop, has said Pope Leo XIV’s maiden statement—made a few minutes after the shortest conclave in modern ... with the Catholic Church following ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope, meeting with the cardinals who chose him to lead the Catholic Church ...

That Leo softened the church’s confrontational stance toward modernity, especially science and politics and laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought, most famously with his 1891 ...

The final synod document did not offer conclusions concerning these topics but rather aimed more at promoting the transformation of the entire Catholic Church into a synodal church in which Catholics ...

There may be a way to satisfy both sides. Two recent books analyze the role of the Catholic Church in light of modern times. One is from a Catholic author who leans right politically, the other ...

In its bid for drama, the film caricatures the Catholic Church and the men who lead it ... could accelerate the institution’s adoption of modern liberal sensibilities. Numerous outlets have ...

There are many sides to the multifaceted dimension of Pope Francis’ 12-year reign as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church. Whether it was the schism between him and some of ...

There is a spike in converts to the Roman Catholic Church as young adults reportedly seek "moral order" after the pandemic years. While people may convert to the Catholic faith at any time of year ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was the leader of the Catholic Church. Benedict, a German-born academic, was one of the oldest popes to take charge of the church from 2005 until his retirement ...