Following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21 and the election of Pope Leo on May 8, many people have wondered where the highest authority in the Catholic Church lives. Since 1870, more than a dozen ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

After Chicago native Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American elected pontiff, the Rev. Homero Sánchez sent him a quick text saying, “Congratulations Holy Pope.” The priest from St. Rita of ...

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The White House announced on Thursday that Vice President JD Vance will travel to Vatican City to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV this weekend. Vance will lead a U.S. delegation that ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville seminary student can say something most people never can, he’s met the Pope. It was a special moment, in the summer of 2024, for Nathan Folz and other ...

By Steve Stricker Columnist Fr. Joe Tonas, Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Oxford, MS for 18 years, great friend and hero, would often humbly compliment me on an Oxford Eagle column ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.