The new pope will have to get up to speed on international issues facing the world. Everyone is watching to see if he is up ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

African and European bishops say European leaders are prioritizing their own countries' benefits from African land deals, ...

Desperation is a spiritual gift, and so it gives you a chance to experiment with things that, you know, 10 years ago were off ...

The month of May is dedicated to Marian celebrations, so here’s a look at the history and traditions about Mary and why ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release ...

Oklahoma’s new social studies standards for K-12 public school students, already infused with references to the Bible and ...

In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the ...

The former chief of the US Army Reserve, a combat veteran and practicing attorney offers an unvarnished analysis of this ...

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has ...

Speaking to reporters in Rome before meeting with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the Vatican point man on Ukraine, Rubio said that he ...

Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may ...