Three Irish-born senior figures in the Roman Curia look set to remain in prominent roles under the new pontiff ...

Vice President JD Vance was expected to be among the dignitaries attending the Mass in St. Peter’s Square. It marks the start ...

Pope Leo XIV will formally take up his role as leader of the global Catholic Church on Sunday, with a Mass in St. Peter's ...

As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching ...

The expectation is that the new Pope will continue the work of Francis in a different guise, and his name signifies this. Leo ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually ...

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

US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend - three months after their White House ...

Cardinals have elected a new pope to be the leader of the Catholic Church. At the third time of asking the cardinals have ...

Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...