Pope Leo XIV's church is growing steadily, but its believers are no longer concentrated on the continent where it was born.

In just 10 days, he’s brought Chicago-bred English to the Holy See, given a jolt to White Sox merchandising and hosted a global tennis icon. But the burning question for the globe’s largest Christian ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...

In Holy Week, the days just before Easter, one can catch Catholics in some ancient religious practices ... the Catholic Church recalls Jesus’ messianic entrance into Jerusalem before his ...

But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, ...

The skeletons, along with an ancient church, were found on the school’s City Campus property, which was acquired by the university in 2021. The University of Gloucestershire announced the ...

Hundreds of skeletons were recently uncovered by archaeologists while they were excavating a British university's property – the discovery a complete surprise. The skeletons, along with an ...

Kosicki — a Catholic history specialist and associate professor ... This is particularly crucial, Gagliarducci argues, because Europe’s Church now faces growing, subtle forms of hostility ...

A parish in West Sussex needs to raise nearly half a million pounds to pay for vital repairs to two of its ancient churches. The church tower at St Andrews's in West Dean needs £200,000 of ...