Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

Today, the world learned the identity of the new leader of the Catholic Church — Leo XIV. Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, became the first American pope. Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and ...

Across Europe’s newest economic powerhouse, where living standards have leapfrogged Japan’s and are on course to surpass ...

In this moment of deepening catastrophe, Hispanic America needs its first “Peruvian” pope to act not just as a global ...

The last three popes each chose very different paths between Rome and home—sometimes confrontational, sometimes aloof.

For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

In 1987, Pope John Paul II made a historic visit to Los Angeles, drawing massive crowds and creating lasting memories for those who witnessed the event. The pope spent two days in LA, drawing a ...

Pope John Paul II played a pivotal role in supporting the Solidarity movement in his native Poland and encouraging resistance to Soviet domination in Eastern Europe. His moral leadership was ...

The actress and talk show host revealed she had been “blessed” by Pope John Paul II when she was having a crisis of faith after getting an abortion at 15. “I had an abortion when I was 15 ...