When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America’s first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover […] ...

Pope Leo XIV won’t reverse the Vatican’s former policy on same-sex blessings, despite ongoing criticism from conservative bishops.

For one newly married Catholic couple, a recent meeting with the first Illinois-born pope presented a spontaneous opportunity ...

St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park is home to the nation’s first Center for Sainthood Studies. The goal: to ...

Like his predecessor Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV has a vocal, defining focus on environmental stewardship — and he carried ...

Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group to become part of a "revolution" of care by regularly visiting older ...

The Catholic religious order to which the Rev. Freddy Washington belongs says the allegations against him are ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break ...

“Christian hope always urges us to be more daring, to think big, to be dissatisfied with things the way they are,” the pope ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

The first American canonized by the Roman Catholic Church — just like the first American chosen as pope — once walked among the people of Chicago. The youngest of 13 children of Italian farmers, she ...

Shirking the asceticism of his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV is embracing the papal perks. In so doing, the pontiff ...