The Catholic Church’s first pope from the Augustinian order is already helping to educate the faithful through his deep knowledge of the Church Fathers.

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 ...

He is the Bishop of Rome and the Pope for the Roman Catholic Church,” Biegler said in a Thursday afternoon news release. He added that the new leader of the Catholic Church called upon all to ...

No one has been injured and Jackson police said shortly before 9 a.m that they are clearing the area around St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church on Bennetts Mills Road as a precaution. The school is ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

On Thursday, the 69-year-old became Pope Leo XIV — the first American ever to lead the Catholic Church and the first native English speaker since 1159. His fellow cardinals elected him after ...

days after the youngest of the three was elected leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. Robert Prevost spent his childhood in the Chicago suburb of Dolton, immersed in the Catholic ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV comes as a moment of both surprise and profound grace for the Church. As the first American to ...

Berndt, who is also pastor for St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Charleston, said he had not been familiar with Cardinal Prevost before the conclave, so he is just beginning to learn about him.

It’s Mother’s Day, Good Shepherd Sunday, and it’s the first Sunday since the Catholic church elected its new leader. That was on the minds of parishioners as they filed into Mass.

Pope Leo XIV will lead the Regina Coeli prayer from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Sunday, in his second official public appearance since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church.