Pope Leo appointed a relatively unknown cleric from Illinois, Bishop Ronald Hicks, to replace Dolan as leader of the nation's ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ...

Pope Leo replaced Cardinal Timothy Dolan as leader of the Catholic Church in New York, the Vatican announced on Thursday, ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan steps down as Archbishop of New York after turning 75 under Church law, as Pope Leo XIV appoints ...

Pope Leo's selection had spurred optimism that the Church's stance on female deacons might change. That was not to be the ...

Barry Dean, a native of Wetumpka, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican last week and received an apostolic blessing for the Association of Catholic Coaches and Athletes (ACCA).

COMMENTARY: ‘Ad Gentes,’ ‘Evangelli Nuntiandi’ and ‘Redemptoris Missio’ offer a potent reminder that the faithful are a key ...

Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have ...

If the church approaches women’s discernment with condescension instead of curiosity, it risks undermining the process of ...

The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

Discussions over women becoming deacons, who are ordained and can assist with services but cannot celebrate Mass, have ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...