MANILA, Philippines — Filipino bishops on Friday asked the faithful to pray for the new pope, Pope Leo XIV, as he leads 1.4 billion Catholics around the world. The bishops expressed their joy ...

Cardinals are bishops and Vatican officials from around the world, typically chosen by the pope himself. They distinguish themselves with red vestments, and their primary responsibility is to help ...

U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first pope born in the United States of America. Cardinals elected the ...

Catholic Bishops in Washington state are speaking out against a new law that would require them to disclose confessions of sexual abuse to law enforcement. Last week, Gov. Robert Ferguson (D-WA ...