Pope Francis celebrated Mass with the College of Cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, marking the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and concluding a historic week in which 21 new ...

Across denominations, praise and worship music can be found both in Sunday morning church services and on Spotify playlists.

The Second Vatican Council, which after three years of dialogue and document drafting closed on Dec. 8, 1965, changed the ...

Pope Leo XIV formally assumed his role as the first American-born leader of the global Catholic Church with a Mass in St. Peter's Square in Rome drawing tens of thousands of people, including dozens ...

The anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect not just on what the document says, but on the young papacy of Leo XIV.

The Pope's visit carried a special significance for Catholics of color, who are helping define the increasingly diverse church. Washington Post religion reporter Hamil Harris and two Catholics who ...

The Catholic Church should treat women with more respect and dignity, the Primate of All Ireland has said. Archbishop Eamon ...