The cardinal-archbishop of Chicago has profoundly reshaped the American hierarchy over the past 10 years and is poised to exert a lasting influence.

The Vatican has announced the retirement of Filipino Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana from the Holy See’s diplomatic service ...

The Priestly Society of St. Pius X, widely known as SSPX, has announced it will ordain bishops without papal permission on ...

About 350,000 people have registered to venerate the relics of St. Francis of Assisi — the first public display of the bodily ...

A seemingly esoteric dispute over the proper way to take Communion signals the rising power of more traditional voices within ...

Medieval texts and frescoes show how Francis of Assisi’s legends formed – and why his call to poverty and care for creation ...

By Elias Turk Across continents, Filipino Catholics have emerged as what Pope Francis once memorably called “smugglers of the ...

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV's Angelus address given Feb. 1 to those gathered in Saint Peter's Square. Dear ...

Pope Leo XIV surprises Peruvian bishops at lunch, underscoring his lasting bond with people and Church he once served ...

Ad limina visits by bishops tend to make headlines in local churches when the bishops involved are in some kind of trouble.

In Joliet, Illinois, Bishop Ronald Hicks oversaw a number of efforts to embed ecological concern deeper into Catholic life, ...

Pope Leo XIV has told the Vatican doctrine office to uphold truth, justice and charity when deciding clergy sex abuse cases ...