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 ...

Born in London in 1801, John Henry Newman was ordained an Anglican priest at Oxford’s Christ Church Cathedral in 1825, ...

Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church ...

Msgr. Pegoraro has a medical degree from the University of Padua, Italy, and a moral theology degree from the Gregorian ...

Call him Pope Pieus. Pope Leo XIV recently received a special delivery at the Vatican which came all the way from Chicago. The Illinois-born pontiff, 69, was treated to a personal-size pepperoni pizza ...

Theologians, historians, priests, and other Catholic scholars extol the contributions to theology, philosophy, and education ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday received a rock star’s welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers — priests, nuns and ...

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

A Vatican opinion released shortly before Pope Francis died advises against public church listings of clergy members deemed to have been credibly accused of sexual abuse — which virtually every ...

A victims advocacy group has recycled allegations of coverup against Pope Leo XIV despite revelations that the accusations ...

Pope Leo XIV will declare John Henry Newman a "doctor" of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church's highest honors ...

Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on the deeply influential 19th century Anglican convert ...