The first American canonized by the Roman Catholic Church — just like the first American chosen as pope — once walked among the people of Chicago.

St. Wenceslaus Church located west of Clutier is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year alongside the town of Clutier ...

Julia Bruzzese received a blessing from Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to New York City as she was grappling with a mysterious illness and a crisis of faith.

Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.

We should pray for the conversion of many people, in and outside of the Church, who still do not recognize the urgency of ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after ...

Pope Leo XIV received a blessing June 18 from three newly ordained Roman Catholic priests from Kansas at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

In 2015, Pope Francis had changed the ceremony, inviting new archbishops to concelebrate Mass with him and be present for the blessing of the palliums as a way of underlining their bond of unity ...

According to the Archdiocese of Chicago’s website, the event, set to to honor Pope Leo XIV − formerly Robert Francis Prevost − is slated for June 14 at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox.

Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros and María del Carmen Rendiles Martínez.

Pope Francis eschewed the use of the mozzetta on the night of his election, but Pope Leo XIV restored the custom and has worn it frequently since.

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new role on the Throne of Peter, early indications are that he will respect and maintain the direction of his predecessor’s reforms for the Roman Curia, but will ...