On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of first responders filled St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., to attend the 31st annual Blue Mass, a tradition that honors the sacrifice of those ...

Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy Campbell greets first responders after the annual Blue Mass on Tuesday May 6, 2025, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal ...

St. Mary's Academy and University of Portland students shared their insights on what qualities they would appreciate in the next pope as the conclave begins voting.

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

None of the 266 popes in history have been from America. But ten Americans are eligible to vote in the conclave to select the next pope.

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

“A real stunner to have the first pope from the United States elected,” said Archbishop Alexander Sample, of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Archbishop Sample said he was surprised to hear ...

The sale of a historic downtown Kansas City building will fuel an expansion for the city's oldest Catholic church. Historic HQ, vacant sites bolster VanTrust's East Village holdings KC Federal ...

Commercial fishermen are eager to see if President Donald Trump's command to shed federal fishing regulations will boost one of the nation's oldest industries.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington held its 31st annual Blue Mass on May 6, 2025 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Mass honors the service of first responders, ...

Catholic leaders in Portland are reacting to the selection of the new pope after the Vatican selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the church’s new world spiritual leader. Read online: <a href=" ...