The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

"JD Vance is wrong," the future-pope wrote on Feb. 3, echoing the title of the op-ed in the National Catholic Reporter.

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until ...

Catholics around the world are continuing to celebrate the selection of a new leader of the church, including students at ...