The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

Over his 20 years on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice John Roberts has demonstrated an ability to slowly build the ...

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments about faith-based schooling for parents and students as multiple cases have been ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is the leader of approximately half a million Catholics in the second-oldest diocese in ...

Many continue to mourn the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away last week on Easter Monday at 88 years old. A passenger's ...

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a blockbuster dispute over the nation’s first religious charter school, a ...

Ross Douthat: The death of Pope Francis ends, or at least temporarily suspends, a tumultuous period in the life of the ...

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Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

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

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