Archbishop of Toronto Cardinal Francis Leo called on the faithful to honor the most Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout the ...

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

Furthermore, every member of the flock is obliged by the tenets of the Church to ... to elevate a Catholic leader who is a uniter will only be possible if the cardinals can prevail over their ...

Pope Leo XIV recalled the life and legacy of Cardinal in pectore Iuliu Hossu, a Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop, “pastor and ...

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...

The process to elect the next pope will begin on May 7. ROME -- Two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church who will be voting in the upcoming papal conclave sat down with ABC News to discuss the ...

The Catholic Church lobbied hard against a bill that would allow the terminally ill to end their lives in Illinois.

Eyes around the world watched the viral video of students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy host their own mini conclave.

Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

This year’s event focused on the message of Pope Francis for this occasion with the theme, “Share with gentleness the hope ...