The new Pope will lead a church that is growing around the world, but also facing a shortage of priests in the United States.

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.

American Cardinals Joseph Tobin and Raymond Burke could be candidates to lead the Catholic Church after the death of Pope ...

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy and the evangelizing ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) will launch a national storytelling exhibit in 2026 detailing the organization’s acts of ...

Pope Francis’ transformative vision for the American church made it more open, but also energized conservative resistance ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.

Historic St. Mary's City, a Maryland-based museum and archaeological organization, is opening up a reconstructed 17th-century ...

Two Central Wisconsin pastors share their reactions to the Pope's death, reflections on his life and papacy and hopes for his ...