The original 12 disciples included rough-hewn fishermen, a tax collector who collaborated with an occupying enemy, a ...

Once cautious about overshadowing Democratic candidates like Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, the former president now appears freer to act independently.

Ryan Coogler’s masterpiece mixes African spirits, the American church and the power of music into a terrifying brew.

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting to elect the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church. The ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

The boy's parents said the school's principal called the police after a discussion of how the school would respond became ...

Jeff Hood, a priest living in North Little Rock, has witnessed nine executions. As a spiritual adviser to men on death row, ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...