The last four popes of the Catholic Church — John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and our new pope, Leo XIV — had hardworking ...

Following the overtly anti-capitalist papacy of Pope Francis, one asks if Pope Leo XIV will follow his predecessor or steer ...

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager, was meant to be made a saint in April, but the ceremony was postponed because of Pope ...

Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who dedicated his life to serving the poor and sick, will be canonized together on Sept. 7.

Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar.

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

By then, Considine had become head of the U.S. bishops’ Latin America Bureau. He worked with the onetime Catholic priest and ...

Leo’s elevation broke the longstanding rule of thumb that no American, as a citizen of a superpower, could or even should ...

Probably my favorite pope was Pope Pius IX. Not many people know that as a young priest, he also served in Peru and Chile. Like Francis, he believed in “a spirit of fraternalism.” Pius IX served 31 ...

Three Popes, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Francis, have visited Uganda, making it the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to ...

The pope must defend the family from the state‘s attacks while promoting peace and asserting independence from state power.