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

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

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...