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

Leo on Thursday formally suppressed the fundraising commission, abrogated its statutes and fired its members. He decreed that ...

A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons. The Vatican on Thursday took ...

Pope Leo XIV is praying at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims. He is opening his first full ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Time magazine is set to name its person of the year for 2025 on Thursday. Among those in the running ...

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

Google’s Year in Search 2025 reveals what Americans Googled most, from politics and AI tools to celebrity news, viral dishes, ...

Readers strongly object to David Brooks’s argument that we should focus on more important issues. Also: Firings at the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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 ...

There was no shortage of intensity between the Catholic Memorial and Pope Francis boys hockey teams Saturday night in their first meeting since the Knights edged the Cardinals in the Div. 1 state ...

The Cardinals will open the season against Nauset on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Charles Moore Arena (Orleans). Pope Francis will ...

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...