Pope Leo XIV has made a significant U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York.

The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families. The Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV is wrapping up his visit to Turkey before heading to Lebanon. Leo had two key appointments in Istanbul on Sunday before flying to Beirut: a prayer at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral ...

Good news: Bishops Etienne (Seattle), Tyson (Yakima) and Daly (Spokane) overwhelmingly opposed “mass deportation” and affirmed the dignity of migrants. Incidentally, Ben Stuckart, a Catholic, ...

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Washington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that's sent rivers flowing over their banks, ...

He succeeds Randy Ambrosie, who announced in October his intention to retire in 2025 once his successor was chosen. 2 - A ...

Eighty years later, American Catholic bishops visited Japan to demand nuclear disarmament—and called for political leaders to ...

Today in History for Dec. 18: In 1707, English hymn writer Charles Wesley was born. He wrote more than 6,500 hymns, including "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." In 1787, New Jersey became the third state ...

Ronald Hicks, widely seen as a moderate, will replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent conservative who has been ...

Pope Leo replaced Cardinal Timothy Dolan as leader of the Catholic Church in New York, the Vatican announced on Thursday, ...