Pope Leo XIV is heading to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop town of Castel ...

During the Scopes Trial over teaching evolution in public school, modern science clashed with religion. Its effects helped ...

The Pakistani Supreme Court’s three-judge bench has freed Anwar Kenneth, a mentally ill Catholic man, who spent 23 years on death row after being convicted of committing blasphemy.

Republicans swept the Evangelical Christian vote and won a historic margin among Catholics in the 2024 presidential election. These two groups of religious voters have similar priorities and ...

In February, Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland made sweeping gains in a federal election, especially in ...

The future of the St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral is brighter than ever as parish fundraising for renovations breaks ...

UPDATED: June 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM CDT A late compromise helped landmark status for Pilsen’s St. Adalbert Catholic Church finally move ahead Tuesday, a decisive step in a fierce preservation battle.

In the lead-up to his papacy, Chiclayo, Peru’s fifth largest city, has played a central role in Leo XIV’s rise through the Catholic Church. Since 1985, Leo has served in various Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, presided over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in front of a crowd of tens of thousands. World leaders including Vice President JD Vance ...

Roman Catholic cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, resuming voting for a successor to the late Pope Francis in the largest and most geographically diverse conclave in ...

Joe Biden, who was the second Catholic U.S. president, told CNN he expects Pope Leo XIV, a friend of Pope Francis, to “keep moving the church in the direction to be more ecumenical and reaching ...