When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, ...

In front of the altar built on the tomb of St. Peter, the men being ordained lay prostrate on the marble floor of the ...

Thousands of priests filled St. Peter’s Basilica for the June 27 Mass, the high point of this week’s Jubilee of Priests.

The Catholic Church in Ethiopia has warmly welcomed Archbishop Brian Ngozi Udaigwe as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, ...

Last week, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, made history when he became the first pontiff from the United States. Although he was born and raised in Chicago, research shows Leo XIV’s ...

“He said, you know, he believes what Pope Francis believed is that a church is a church for everyone. The church is very inclusive. So, I’m liking this guy a lot!

Sunny Hostin cheered Pope Leo XIV on "The View" as a "chef's kiss" choice for her after learning that his maternal grandfather was born in Haiti.

Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955, Pope Leo XIV has maternal ties to Haiti. CBS News obtained records showing his maternal grandfather was Haitian and his grandmother was from New ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as the 267th pontiff of ...

Digging into Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole roots 02:15. America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian ...

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents dug up by New Orleans-based genealogist Jari Honora.