Wil Tyrrell, a Franciscan friar who left the order in 2019 and now teaches religion at a private Catholic high school in New Orleans, said no matter who the next pope is, he will need to be able ...

A growing number of young people are turning to the Catholic Church from other denominations, religions, and even no faith at all. Some dioceses are reporting year-over-year increases in new ...

Who is Kevin Farrell, the man leading the Catholic Church after Francis' death? Farrell was nominated by Pope Francis to be camerlengo in Feb. 2019, according to the Catholic News Agency.

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, religious observers say, with the late pontiff’s mission of hope and mercy inspiring fervor among the continent’s young people in visits to ...