As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday (May 9), he spoke a few words in English ...

Hold onto your zucchettos—the conclave has gone viral. As cardinals locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel to elect the ...

First American pontiff takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen ...

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches, cheered from classrooms and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision ...

ROME — In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing, in social media memes and quotes ... from ‘folks in the pew’ that they would also ...

“We are overjoyed that someone who is beloved and known to us is now the beloved leader of the whole entire church,” said Barbara ... Kneeling in a pew, Laurel Legle said she isn't Catholic ...