Pope Leo XIV has announced fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Ill., will serve as the next archbishop of New York, replacing Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led the ...

Journalists with The Associated Press have captured some of 2025's most uplifting stories amid global challenges. A video ...

The year 2025 proved a period of profound reflection and significant change, as the world bid farewell to several influential ...

The deaths in 2025 that shocked the world from the pope and Charlie Kirk to iconic celebrities - From athletes to politicians ...

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts. Pope Francis died in April, leading to the election of the first American pope. The fatal shooting ...

How did the new pope win over his colleagues and what does he bring to the role from his upbringing in Chicago and his work in Peru? The Second Vatican Council, which concluded 60 years ago Dec. 8, ...

From Ari Aster's COVID-era Western to "Final Destination: Bloodlines" and Dag Johan Haugerud’s Oslo Trilogy, the Pope of Trash's top 10 delivers serious subversion and serious running times. ‘Tis the ...

For up-to-date news items about the first papal trip of Pope Leo. Pope Leo XIV lands in Ankara on Nov. 27 for his historic first papal journey to Turkey and Lebanon. (photo: Vatican Media) CNA Staff ...

Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Turkey and Lebanon carries significant historical and diplomatic symbolism. His decision to make the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk his first stop immediately recalls the ...

Vatican City • A new Vatican doctrinal note describes marriage as an exclusive and “indissoluble union” between one man and one woman, reaffirming the Catholic Church’s criticism of polygamy and ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome to discuss the Trump administration's immigration raids. Pritzker and the pope found common ground in their advocacy for immigrant rights and ...

Pope Leo XIV’s interest was piqued earlier this month when he realized he was speaking with the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. Pope Leo said, "'Oh, you're Phoenix?' and I said, 'Yes, ...