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

As people around the world gather to honor Pope Francis​, St. John's University is bringing its community together in both ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, was elected May 8. His selection came as a surprise to some church leaders, ...

An afternoon fire wiped out the interior of St. Edmund Church in Breezy Point ... and are so grateful to the New York City firefighters for their heroic efforts," Bishop Robert Brennan of the ...

Bill Tone, who grew up in St. Agnes Parish in Carroll Gardens, is the tour guide for the church’s participation in the 15th ...

John Stadeno, a Villanova University graduate from Philadelphia, stood front and center with his friend, John Sanchez of New York ... Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take ...

As the bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled, signaling the election of a new pope, American Catholics gathered in Rome ...

VILLANOVA, PA — The bells have stopped ringing at St. Thomas Church at Villanova University ... kind of attention," Morrobel, who's from New York City, said. The pontiff's Villanova roots ...

At approximately noon on Thursday, May 8, white smoke came out from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy, signaling the election of a new pope after just two days and a handful of elections.