A Washington state lawmaker has called on the Catholic Church to change its centuries-old confessional policy so that priests ...

Qualities of humility, clarity and servant leadership are early signs that Pope Leo is charting a unifying path.

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making.

With deep ties to both the United States and Peru, Pope Leo steps into spiritual leadership of 1.4 billion Catholics, ...

Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's ...

He pointed to the large gathering as evidence of the community’s backing for the Church leadership. Catholic Congress’s global president Rajiv Kochuparambil, who presided over the conference ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Pope Francis served as the visible head of Christ’s Church, acting as Supreme Pastor and leader of the Holy See. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio took on the title of “Pope Francis” after being elected ...