The Roman Catholic Church chooses its leader the way American political parties used to choose their presidential nominees at conventions. The electorate is tiny, supercharged by its members ...

The Catholic Church is not dying from persecution. It is dying from confusion. Under Pope Francis, ambiguity became policy. Tradition was treated as baggage, and doctrine was left to the ...

80 The sacramental bond of the unity of Christians 1271 Baptism constitutes the foundation of communion among all Christians, including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave ...

“Catechism of the Catholic Church” number 460 ... This new life in Christ begins in the sacrament of baptism. However, God the Father, who knows how to teach, prepared us to understand ...

He prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholic Church be a beacon illuminating "the dark nights of this world". Dressed in relatively simple white and gold vestments, the former Cardinal ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican ...

Aliyah Jones, a senior industrial and systems engineering student, juggles her studies, lifelong love for dance, and passion for mentoring others. Patrick Harris ’98 (BA) Patrick Harris attributes his ...