June saw the death of a musician whose talent brought The Beach Boys from a local California band to hitmakers and international ambassadors of surf and sun.

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history by becoming the first pope from the United States — a stunning decision that Chicagoans ...

The Vatican called for sweeping reforms to a global financial system it says punishes the poor and rewards the powerful.

Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor, the new pope's childhood home — a small, two-story house in Dolton, Illinois, about 20 ...

Almost four years after Pope Francis opened the Catholic Church's path toward synodality -- a term many in the church had ...

Creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when he entrusted creation to humanity, Pope Leo XIV said.

Victor Mooney's latest advocacy trek included Catholic shrines and former concentration camps in Poland before a surprise ...

KANSAS CITY, MO. — The National Catholic Reporter (NCR) announced today that Justin McLellan will join the organization as Vatican correspondent, effective July 14, 2025. McLellan brings extensive ...

Castel Gandolfo prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV July 6. The imposing papal villa in this town on the shores of Lake Albano, ...

Pope Leo told Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan that he aims to visit Turkey at the end of November, according to a readout of ...