Chicagoans in Rome this weekend who know the Robert Prevost from his religious studies on the South Side and work in Peru ...

Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...

The Rev. Andy Matijevic has some impressive bragging rights. “I told the future pope what to do,” Matijevic quipped. It was ...

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate (BCP) expresses its strong opposition to Pope Leo XIV, highlighting concerns over his ...

Following the papal conclave’s history selection, Cardinal Blase Cupich declared Chicago should be “proud to have produced” newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, a South Sider who became the first American pope ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born ...

The new pope is described as able to provide a balance between those who want a continuation of Pope Francis’s liberal agenda ...

"We were all on pins and needs when we saw the white smoke," said Fr. Michael Berndt, director of campus ministry and ...

Alluding to previous deadly attacks in Nigeria during Christian festivities, the priest attributed the repeated ... great enthusiasm and interest for Catholic Church Communication and Media ...

Afta im spend 17 years as Catholic priest, Echezona Obiagbaosogu leave di priesthood for African Traditional Religion (ATR) at a time wen pipo dey tok more on di indigenous religion. Obiagbaosogu ...

While many have drawn comparisons with the similarly charismatic Pope Francis ... Pope Francis broke from past norms by allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples. He also famously ...