The head of the Catholic Church (also called the Roman Catholic Church) worldwide is the Pope, who lives in Vatican City.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter ...

Pope Leo XIV called the Catholic Church to serve as a beacon of unity among hatred and violence in the homily during his inaugural Mass. The pope echoed a quote from Leo XIII on love prevailing ...

ST. LOUIS — A woman was killed Friday in a church collapse as two confirmed tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis area. The collapse happened at around 3 p.m. at Centennial Christian Church ...

The Episcopal Church’s migration service refused a Trump request to resettle South Africans who were granted a fast-tracked refugee status, and ended a nearly 40-year resettlement partnership ...

The Church of Scientology has withdrawn its request to purchase a downtown Clearwater strip of public land on the eve of a vote by the City Council. The item was removed from Thursday’s agenda.