"The United States looks forward to deepening our enduring relationship with the Holy See with the first American pontiff ... Villanova University and the global Church!" university president ...

The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra closes out its 40th anniversary season next week with a tribute to Native American culture. The Wednesday night performance will feature world-renowned Native ...

An effort backed by the U.S. bishops to protect a centuries-old Native American religious site from destruction scored a win in federal court on Friday when a district judge blocked the sale of ...

Franco Origlia/Getty Images Chicagoans immediately rejoiced at the news that the first American pope was a native of their city. Father William Lego, the pastor of St. Turibius Church in Chicago ...

In 1999, the state Legislature enacted the Indian Education for All (IEFA) Act to implement that constitutional mandate, requiring public schools to teach Native American history and culture.

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Prevost was born in 1955 and is a member of the global Augustinian religious order, which includes about 2,500 priests and brothers, operates in 50 countries and has a special focus on a life of ...

Former Cardinal Robert Prevost stunned his hometown on Thursday when the Vatican announced that the 69-year-old Chicago native had been chosen as the first U.S.-born pontiff in the 2,000-year ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the immediate successor to Pope Francis has the potential to shake up the global Catholic ... the news that the first American pope was a native of their city.