Catholic nuns ran an institution there between 1925 and 1961, housing women who had become pregnant outside of marriage and ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the saints and the Virgin Mary.

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the saints and the Virgin Mary.

Gen Z are embracing Catholicism. As someone raised Roman Catholic, Anna Moloney wonders why her nominal religion is suddenly so chic. Could the answer be ‘accessories’?

The Roman Catholic Church is an authoritarian, hierarchal institution whose Pope and bishops claim to govern by divine right as descendants of Christ's Apostles. This fundamental Catholic ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake.

Discover who holds the title of the youngest U.S. President. Learn about John F. Kennedy's historic election at 43, his Cold ...

Roman Catholic Church Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of Roman Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press May 8, 2025 Updated 10 mins ago 0 1 of 4 ...

From the Middle Ages onward, the dress of clergy in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church began to be strictly regulated. Canon law and local synods issued guid ...

Priests and new converts to the Roman Catholic Church cited numerous reasons for why young Americans in their 20s and 30s are joining the faith after the COVID-19 pandemic.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from ...

Former President Obama congratulated Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, on his selection as the next pontiff for the Roman Catholic Church. “Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow C… ...