The election of a new pope is “very exciting, and we are sending blessings and congratulations," Rabbi Marc Baker of the ...

Boston Catholics are joining the faithful around the world in celebrating the election of the first American-born pope.

Dozens gathered for Mass on Tuesday morning at the Archdiocese of Boston’s pastoral center to reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy ...

Robert F. Prevost, 69, was a longshot selection with extensive missionary experience in Peru and an approach similar to Pope ...

Boston Archbishop Richard Henning celebrated a mass in Braintree on Tuesday, to ask the Holy Spirit to guide the Cardinals as ...

For the Catholic Church, no aspect of Pope Francis' record is more sensitive or contentious than his handling of the sexual ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift ...

The package also contained two sets of rosary beads, a Vatican coin, and four glossy photos of Pope Francis with a printed ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

Leo addressed a packed St. Peter's Square, echoing an urgent plea for peace that was a recurring theme of his predecessor, ...

Local Catholics are expressing cautious optimism about the leadership of Pope Leo XIV, who will be honored at a mass Friday ...