The Rev. Joe Hannappel had to step up to the plate when he arrived at large, vibrant St. James Catholic Church in 2009. He ...

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

Two Catholic churches in Hazleton founded more than a century ago by Italian immigrants are consolidating parishes, as are ...

Five years after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis while he was in police custody sparked national and global calls ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday set Sept. 7 as the rescheduled date to canonize the Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint Carlo ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the ...

Critics from both inside and outside the Catholic Church questioned Francis’ diplomatic attempts, but he emphasized the need to improve relations. Speaking to the Asia Times in 2016, Francis ...

About six months after he was elected head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made a surprising admission. A Jesuit priest was interviewing Francis when he departed from a pre-approved list of ...

There is a spike in converts to the Roman Catholic Church as young adults reportedly seek "moral order" after the pandemic years. While people may convert to the Catholic faith at any time of year ...

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church who tried to position it to be more inclusive, died on Easter Monday, Vatican officials confirmed. He was 88. Cardinal Kevin ...

“There’s just something so beautiful and transcendent about the rituals and the ancient history in the Catholic Mass that’s been preserved,” Johnston, 30, told The Post. “The church ...