In downtown Syracuse, a noontime mass was held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to pray for the new Pope.

The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States.

While the Catholic Church in Rome has looked to Europe and the Middle East for its leaders for almost 2000 years, on Thursday it chose the first pope from the United States, one with Oklahoma ties.

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Francis’ pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought ...

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During the live broadcast of Pope Francis’ funeral, a lone cardinal in white vestments among the red brigade accompanying the ...

December 2024 marked an important development for the Catholics in India with Archbishop George Jacob Koovakad becoming the first Catholic priest from India to be elevated to the rank of Cardinal ...

that the prospect of an American pope is slim. open image in gallery Appointed Archbishop of New York in 2009, Dolan is one of the most recognizable figures in the U.S. Catholic church – known ...

Bishop Timothy Clarke of the First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio, said he would be emulating Moss in making an appeal to his predominantly African American congregation. “Our grandson is in DC ...

Bishop Timothy Clarke of the First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio, said he would be emulating Moss in making an appeal to his predominantly African American congregation. “Our grandson is in DC on a ...