The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid ...

NCR readers respond to stories about women in the church, a new bishop and the USCCB's reaction to the Trump presidency.

Pope Leo XIV won’t reverse the Vatican’s former policy on same-sex blessings, despite ongoing criticism from conservative ...

Mass was organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ outreach ministry, AGLO Chicago, with special prayers ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration ...

Pope Leo is sending his condolences and prayers to the Hill Country area. Obama-Biden T-shirt caused CBP detainment at airport: LA man ...

Rev. Michael Pham, the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV, is leading a call to action urging Catholic clergy and ...

In 2024 there were 61 'state-based conflicts' in the world, the most since 1946, according to the Peace Research Institute in ...

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to influence global health. Sima Barmania reports.

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break since his historic election in May. People who ...

The president responded to questions about a potential meeting with Pope Leo XIV today, and said that the Pope's brother, who lives in Florida, is "MAGA all the way" ...