It came as a big surprise when Catholic cardinals picked an American to be the successor of Pope Francis back in early May. But as Leo XIV begins his papacy, he’s offered few — if any — real surprises ...

Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church ...

Along one of Rome's busiest streets, Via del Corso, traffic moves slowly as hundreds of pilgrims crisscross traffic on foot ...

Msgr. Pegoraro has a medical degree from the University of Padua, Italy, and a moral theology degree from the Gregorian ...

St. John Henry Newman is part of our patrimony,” Bishop Steven J. Lopes, the first bishop of the ordinariate, wrote in a ...

The quietly spoken Leo has now succeeded Francis, one of the most disruptive popes in modern times. One of his biggest ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday received a rock star’s welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers — priests, nuns and ...

One new American archbishop says having a pope from Chicago is something to think about, since “Catholicism in Chicago has ...

A Vatican opinion released shortly before Pope Francis died advises against public church listings of clergy members deemed to have been credibly accused of sexual abuse — which virtually every ...

Sister Francis Piscatella, aged 112, has been officially named the world’s oldest living nun.This is according to a statement ...

The title “doctor of the Church” recognizes those canonized men and women who possessed profound knowledge, were superb teachers, and contributed to the Church’s theology.

Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a field north of Rome into a vast solar farm that the Holy See hopes will ...