As cardinals prepare to meet to select the next pope, many are wondering what stance his successor will take on social issues ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV in 2012 made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in ...

Creating a thriving marriage in this culture is nothing short of miraculous because we are in a time in which traditional ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

Holy Scripture is very clear: “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one ...

I’ve been writing about the themes in St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” We have reached the point where St. John ...

Pope Francis opened the door to the LGBTQ faithful, and they are hoping the new pontiff continues to move the Catholic Church ...

When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ ...

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

The survey found that 60 percent of U.S. Catholics said the Church “should be more inclusive, even if that means changing ...