Immaculate Conception in Montclair just held its final celebration after a century of education, highlighting the financial ...

For nearly two millennia, popes have shaped Catholic doctrine, guided the faithful, and navigated global challenges, from St. Peter to today’s Church leaders.

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

Pope Francis' death on April 21, the day after he made his last appearance on Easter Sunday, kicked off a series of traditions that culminated on Thursday with some of the Catholic Church's most ...

The pope also has at least 17 black relatives, including his grandfather, Joseph Nerval Martínez, who was born in Haiti. Leo ...

Dolton officials are moving ahead with plans to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, hoping to snap up the ...

The latest sighting of Pope Leo XIV comes not from the Vatican but the New York Times’ The Most Stylish People of 2025, So ...

Germany has also had 8 popes with, most recently, Pope Benedict XVI from 2005–2013. Countries with fewest popes Meanwhile, many modern nations, especially those outside Europe, have never had a ...

The Catholic Church is preparing to welcome a new pope following Pope Francis' death. Here's a list of all the men who have had the role.

Germany has also had 8 popes with, most recently, Pope Benedict XVI from 2005–2013. Countries with fewest popes Meanwhile, many modern nations, especially those outside Europe, have never had a ...

At the time of his appointment as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in 2023, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost described in an interview one change he would like to see in the bishop selection process: ...

Italy has produced 217 popes, by far the most of any country, followed by France and Germany. Many modern countries, especially in Asia and Africa, have never had a pope due to Catholicism's later ...