As the world watched the white smoke rise over Vatican City, signaling the announcement of a new pope, Catholic communities ...

Archbishop Michael McGovern issued a statement Thursday after Pope Leo XIV was elected. He said the church will pray for the new pope at each Mass that is offered.

PRRI combined U.S. Census and MIT Election Lab data from 3,142 counties to estimate local religious demographics. Among Bay ...

Rev. Philip Cook, OSA, reflects on personal ties, the pope’s pastoral legacy, and what it means for Oklahoma Catholics ...

When Katy Perry announced her Lifetimes Tour, she revealed to Rolling Stone that she’d include a section featuring the “deepest cuts that have never seen the light of day.” On opening night ...

New York City‘s sprawling outdoor performing arts festival is back. The Roots, Soccer Mommy, Big Freedia, Camilo, Bob Sinclair, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more lead this year’s Capital One ...

The map shows Catholic churches not only in New York City ... Avenue will host its daily service at 12:15 p.m., but the church will remain open through 5 p.m. Pope Francis died at 88 years ...

Before Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI was the leader of the Catholic Church. Benedict, a German-born academic, was one of the oldest popes to take charge of the church from 2005 until his ...

You can get in touch with Jenna by emailing j.dejong@newsweek.com. Languages: English The Catholic Church is preparing to select a new leader following the death of Pope Francis. As the College of ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican announced Francis died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, one day after Easter, due to a cerebral stroke ...

Pope Francis mingles with children inside a paddocked space set aside for Sunday school children at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Kangemi, Nairobi on November 27, 2015. [File/Standard] A ...

to head most departments in the Catholic Church's central administration. He put more women in senior Vatican roles than any previous pope but not as many as progressives wanted. Francis was 76 ...