Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily at a Mass on Friday, one day after he was selected by a conclave of cardinals at the Vatican to lead the Catholic Church. The first U.S. pope in history said he ...

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman ... He also used his first Christmas address as pontiff to call on people to "place ourselves at the service ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

The moment was the start of a 12-year papacy that marked a sea change for the Catholic Church. Francis quickly became a media darling as he grappled with the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — Members of St Peter Catholic Church in Jupiter come together Monday evening hours after the heartbreaking death of Pope Francis. Francis who was the first Latin American ...

The Catholic Church announced that priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement.

The Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis's death after almost 12 years of service. Saint Peter is historically known as the longest-serving pope. Pius IX, John Paul II, and Leo XIII also had long ...

Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman Catholic Church. To some extent, he delivered. Francis opened key meetings ...

The alleged rapist met his teenage victim at Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church in East Elmhurst, police sources told The Post. Google Maps The NYPD is asking any other victims to please ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA)- On Thursday, applause erupted at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Mobile as men, women and students reacted to the long-awaited announcement of the new Pope. Robert Prevost of ...

The Catholic Church is not dying from persecution. It is dying from confusion. Under Pope Francis, ambiguity became policy. Tradition was treated as baggage, and doctrine was left to the ...

NIGEL AND SYDNEY, WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PERHAPS POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE U.S.? I SPOKE TO HISTORIAN AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY AS HE BREAKS IT ALL DOWN.