Bishop James Ruggieri of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland says it's an "exciting" moment for the church that will help ...

The Diocese of Portland said it's hopeful Pope Leo can serve as a bridge between Americans and Catholics around the world and ...

The bishop noted that each Catholic Church prayed ... The Portland Diocese covers the entire state. According to the diocese’s statistics, 286,095 people in Maine, or 21% of the state’s ...

Robert Prevost was elected Thursday as the new Pope to lead the Catholic Church. He’s the first American born pontiff in ...

Robert Prevost was elected Thursday as the new pope to lead the Catholic Church. He's the first U.S.-born pontiff in history.

"For a long time, the Catholic Church has been kind-of closed and set in some of its ways," she said, "and I like that it's more open and accepting to more people." University of Portland's ...