The Catholic Church lobbied hard against a bill that would allow the terminally ill to end their lives in Illinois.

Archbishop of Toronto Cardinal Francis Leo called on the faithful to honor the most Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout the ...

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

Cardinal Napier reflected on participating in protests years ago and being afraid that police might open fire on him and his ...

The Church in the Netherlands is gaining momentum thanks to the “creative minority” of young people rediscovering the Catholic faith, Cardinal Willem Eijk said. Though Eijk considers the ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as Wednesday.

The pope’s favorite baseball team, the Chicago White Sox, congratulated the pontiff on its jumbotron following his election.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, said Sunday in an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square that he hopes the ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope of the Catholic Church. What to know about Pope Leo ...