To believe in and follow a loving and compassionate Christ is to allow him to enter one's heart and take on his same feelings ...

The Jesuits will depart St. Anthony's parish in Oceanside by June 2026 due to declining numbers, ending nearly 50 years of ...

Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans.

Pope Leo XIV left the group with a prayer and a blessing and a message of unity. And in that papal gallery within the ...

Pope Leo XIV is still keeping his cards close to his cassock, but people who have observed him over the years are helping ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church , urging priests to act in communion with their superiors and be models of reconciliation in a world ...

World News What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated? His age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in ...

What does the Catholic Church do when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions about whether he might resign, and revived interest about ...

Recent years have seen Catholicism’s geographic balance increasingly shift toward the global south. As the church’s College of Cardinals convenes on May 7 in Rome to choose Francis ...

In 1965, Pope Paul VI wrote letters to the dean of the College of Cardinals hypothesizing that if he were to become seriously ill, the dean and other cardinals should accept his resignation.