Our kids didn’t have to know everything about him as a prerequisite for loving him. They simply loved, and their enthusiasm ...

By Steve Stricker Columnist Fr. Joe Tonas, Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Oxford, MS for 18 years, great friend and hero, would often humbly compliment me on an Oxford Eagle column ...

NCR Vatican correspondent Christopher White at work during the synod on synodality in Rome in October 2023 (NCR photo) ...

Read the latest news and updates regarding the new pope, Pope Leo XIV ...

When the protodeacon of the College of Cardinals appeared, the now swelling crowd cheered as loudly as ever. He recited those awaited words: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!” — “I ...

He said that the “ecstasy” in the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square on Thursday night exploded when the much-expected “ ...

United States Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first US pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church ...

The conclave of cardinals in Rome selected a new Roman Catholic pontiff on Thursday, Pope Leo XIV, American-born Cardinal Ro ...

Asked whether it was unexpected for an American to be elected, Father Reese said: “Oh yeah, shocking.” Robert Prevost, who ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The new pope is expected to make his first public appearance and impart a blessing from the basilica’s roofed area.

A new pope has been chosen to lead the Catholic Church, as signified by white smoke pouring from the chapel's chimney.