The Diocese of Laredo calls Pope Leo XVI one of their own. Plus, the Texas Democratic Party takes a shot at Rep. Henry Cuellar—threatening sanctions.

The Laredo community marked the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, with prayers and a special ...

What direction should the Catholic Church take under the next pope? The late pontiff’s emphasis on social and economic justice, advocacy for migrants and openness to debate on homosexuality and ...

Officials in Fairview in North Texas are considering revised plans for a temple proposed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop T.D. Jakes steps down from Dallas Megachurch ...

Archbishop Pérez understands that even with that numeric trend, each newly baptized Catholic comes with his or her own reasons and stories of how Christ has moved them to the Church.

As the world mourns Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, age 88—a symbolic end following the Church’s holiest ... His feminism may have been framed in Catholic terms but extended into ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

Christians from Gaza's only Catholic church have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who called them "every day" during the Israel-Hamas war. Speaking outside the Holy Family Church on Easter Monday ...

At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father." "His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live the values of ...

“From a young age, he devoted himself towards realising the ideals of Lord Christ. He diligently served ... a planned ceremony for the Catholic Church to proclaim the first saint from the ...

Catholic leaders in Texas shared their reactions Monday after the Vatican announced early in the morning that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. Born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio and named as the ...

Why does it matter who becomes pope? The election of a pope is a deeply consequential decision for the Catholic Church, whose followers number some 1.3 billion around the world, according to the ...