The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Etienne speaks with Joyce Taylor about the future of the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV and Washington's new mandatory ...

At his first Mass at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, Pope Leo XIV warned against reducing Jesus Christ to a "superman" ...

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

Catholic priests in Washington State may risk either excommunication or jail time as a result of a new child abuse reporting ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

On May 8, the most senior figure in the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the 267th pope just one day after the papal conclave commenced. Originally from Chicago, the ...

And an early Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms reading this! 💐 In today’s issue: Political implications of Pope Leo’s ...