McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will lead an archdiocese still bruised by a ...

More pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that ...

ROME – Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the ...

For the first time ever, Pope Francis named a woman to lead a major office at the Vatican Monday, Jan. 6 bringing change to hierarchy.

Biden accepted Francis' invitation to visit the Vatican during a Thursday phone call with the pope, the White House said in a statement. The two men have met several times. White House press ...

The Vatican on Monday assigned a bishop from California to lead the Archdiocese of Washington and its over half-million Catholics as the region, and the nation prepares for a political shift in the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Offering his condolences, Pope Francis praised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s Christian faith and ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth ...

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

Observers say progressive new archbishop of Washington is expected to speak out for immigrants, LGBTQ persons and the ...

The Vatican is set to open five sacred portals starting on Christmas Eve to mark a year of forgiveness, during which people ...