Two fans hand-delivered a frozen Aurelio’s pizza from Homewood to Pope Francis during a youth event in Rome — a moment that ...

It came as a big surprise when Catholic cardinals picked an American to be the successor of Pope Francis back in early May. But as Leo XIV begins his papacy, he’s offered few — if any — real surprises ...

The former Vatican auditor is pursuing further legal action after his wrongful termination case was dismissed and key ...

The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...

One new American archbishop says having a pope from Chicago is something to think about, since “Catholicism in Chicago has ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of ...

A Peruvian survivor of clergy sex abuse brought her public campaign for reforms to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, saying he failed in investigating her case when he was a bishop in ...

Participants from the US and Africa urged scientific and economic thinkers on climate to consider spiritual concepts raised ...

The professors have raised concerns about what they say was confusion and ambiguity caused by some of the late pope's actions ...

Gaza’s only Catholic church – a refuge for many Christians during Israel’s war on Palestinians – has been bombed this morning. Strikes pounded the Holy Family Church, killing two people and wounding ...

Pope Francis has already drawn record-breaking crowds. The largest ever papal event took place in Manila, Philippines, in January, where millions of people came out for an open-air Mass.

Pope Francis meets with former Cuban President Fidel Castro at Castro's resident in Havana, Sept. 20, 2015. The former president of Cuba is shown giving Francis a book about his thoughts on religion.