Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto joined KCRA 3 on Friday to discuss the ascension of Pope Leo XIV, saying he was “startled” by news of the first American pontiff in history. “I didn’t think an American ...

"For many years, he used to come and go," the Rev. Thomas Vathappallil of St. Rita's in Racine County said about Pope Leo Friday.

A group of 53 Catholics from various parishes across Northwest Ohio, including St. John XXII in Perrysburg, planned a trip to Rome roughly a year ago. Little did they know then, it would be during the ...

"The other countries in the world can suck it. Because the Pope's American!" Bill Maher says on HBO's "Real Time" ...

Students in Oklahoma Catholic schools experienced an unforgettable week as they celebrated the election of the first American ...

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...

Those who met Pope Leo XIV before his papal appointment are still processing the news of his elevation to the Catholic Church's highest office on Thursday.

Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting ...

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...

Catholic churches worldwide are gathering for special masses to celebrate the historic occasion, including the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond.

“The former St. Mary of the Assumption building is unique for its connection to the youth of the first American pope, but it ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others will ever hold.