Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and ...

Despite losing 1,200 churches, America has gained 2.9 million Catholics since 2010, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the U.S. Religion Census.

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

A Church that goes on a mission of peace, as described in the programmatic speech of Leo XIV, and it goes together with the universal city, Rome, which has peace in its dual DNA, both Christian ...

Feeling swept up in the election of a new pope doesn’t require you to be Catholic, writes Carly Philpott '27, who is in Rome ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

The world watched in rapt anticipation on Thursday as newly appointed Pope Leo XIV stepped up to the velvet-draped ledge of the St. Peter’s Basilica balcony, raising his hand to greet a sea of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. Prevost, a missionary who ...