Pope Leo XIV has received two new electric vehicles as the Pontiff follows on from his predecessor in using cleaner transportation. At a private meeting on July 3, Pope Leo XIV personally took ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno announced Tuesday it filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it deals with 153 ...

— Conor Coutts (@_CCoutts_) May 8, 2025 The new leader of the Catholic Church chose the name Leo, one of the most popular papal names but one that has not been chosen since before Vatican II.

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

The Rev. Michael Duffy, of Rockville Centre, was in Vatican City to pray at the Mass that kicked off the conclave to elect the next pope.

In the arena of religion and politics, international diplomacy, and church-state relations on the global stage, the one question on everyone’s mind as the cardinal electors meet to choose the next ...

The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the Novendiales, nine days of mourning. It also marks the fifth day of national ...

From working as a bouncer at a Buenos Aires nightclub to presiding over the Vatican, the path Pope Francis forged as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church was as unlikely as it was unprecedented.

At the time Vatican II convened, there were few obvious threats, few violent complaints among its 560 million mem bers. Yet the church was scarcely facing up to the growing secularization of life ...

Glowing reviews, Oscar buzz, a “surprise twist” ending, and word-of-mouth enthusiasm have combined to make Conclave more of a ...

Perhaps no thinker influenced Catholic theology in the 20th century more than Yves Congar, O.P.