VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass ...

As a houseboat sailed into the Port of Dubuque on Friday afternoon, the yellow-and-white flag of Vatican City fluttering on ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion ...

This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion ...

Bishop Ronald Hicks, right, of the Diocese of Joliet on Sunday carries a monstrance prior to entering St. Mary Catholic ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

cites Pope Francis’ inclusiveness as a reason to find renewed faith in the Catholic Church. “He opened the door back to many people who probably closed that door,” Ledesma, 33, said Monday.

Prevost took the name Leo XIV and became the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69 year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, appeared on the ...