I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

The tiny, but vocal group of Catholics trying to perpetuate the Tridentine Rite are pressuring Pope Leo to stop phasing out ...

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

As part of his summer break, Pope Leo XIV visited members of the Italian Carabinieri in Castel Gandolfo and the Poor Clares ...

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests accidentally calls him Pope Pius. It’s probably not all fun and games to be ...

The martyrs include three French missionaries and a Korean priest executed for violating a ban on Christianity ...

Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...

SEOUL: A Catholic archbishop in South Korea has urged the faithful to reflect on their legacy while inaugurating the ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.

Crowds of people standing behind barriers greeted the Holy Father, taking photos and shouting “Viva Papa!” as he walked ...

The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...