Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the niece of former President Kennedy, who was the first Roman Catholic U.S. president, reflected ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public remarks since taking over as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday from the ...

The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...

(Kauffman) Blessing, 92, of York, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 24 ... A woman of deep and unwavering faith, Ruth’s love for Jesus was the foundation of her life.

The earliest clues suggest Leo could champion inclusion and openness to change — like his predecessor, Pope Francis.

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, ...

Roman Catholics pray and light candles at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday ... charity” and “be in dialogue with love,” messages that resonated with ...

US Catholics flocked to churches across the country in a celebratory mood to mark the "excitement" of the first-ever American pontiff following ... "I believe it is a blessing for the people ...

NEW YORK, United States — US Catholics flocked to churches across the country in a celebratory mood to mark the "excitement" of the first-ever American pontiff following Thursday's election of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...