Thursday marked a historic day for the Catholic Church that particularly hit home for adherents around Chicago, with the ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

A woman, who only gave her first name as Ana, takes a picture as she visits a parish named after the Peruvian saint, Santo ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...

CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New ...

Rescue crews had to rip off the roof to free the individual. The occupant was extricated 13 minutes after arrival, the fire company said.

When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

Catholics have vowed to put church above state. “While we remain committed to protecting minors and all vulnerable people from abuse ... and a breach of the free exercise of religion ...

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his ...

The quilt is now on display indefinitely at Lancaster Church of the Brethren ... “This quilt demonstrates that all people and cultures can live in peace and harmony with each other,” reads ...

"It's clear that the Pope has centuries-long ties to free people of color in Louisiana ... ABC News also obtained photos of those grandparents from the local genealogists working on uncovering ...