FREEHOLD — Nearly one year after Pope Leo XIV became the first American elected to the papacy, how do local Catholics feel about the leader of their universal church? Morning and noon mass in Freehold ...

The Pope outlined key priorities for his pontificate in the age of a new industrial revolution, as Leo XIII did before him, while emphasizing continuity with his predecessors and commitment to the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from America, is getting high marks from Catholics as his tenure hits the one-year mark amid clashes with Donald Trump.

"When Pope Leo XIV emerged on St. Peter's balcony for the first time as pope, he offered three big important clues about what kind of papacy he might have. The first was the choice of name. The last ...

The death of Pope Francis—which came abruptly after what had seemed like a miraculous recovery—inspired expressions of sorrow from across the political and theological spectrum, along with reactions ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive non-Italian pontiffs, to give the papacy back to the nation ...

The coming papal conclave is just days away and, within days or weeks of the doors to the Sistine Chapel closing, the Catholic Church will have a new pontiff. The coming days and weeks will be ...