When the Rev. Matthew Baum attended Johnstown’s Juneteenth activities recently, he was on a multi-layered mission. Baum, rector at St. John Gualbert Cathedral and St. Patrick Catholic Church, both in ...

"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, ...

In front of the altar built on the tomb of St. Peter, the men being ordained lay prostrate on the marble floor of the ...

Thousands of priests filled St. Peter’s Basilica for the June 27 Mass, the high point of this week’s Jubilee of Priests.

The Catholic Church in Ethiopia has warmly welcomed Archbishop Brian Ngozi Udaigwe as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, ...

Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics in Chicago.

Pope Leo XIV will preside over his inaugural mass today in front of St Peter’s Basilica, which marks the formal start of his papacy. JD Vance, Marco Rubio and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are attending.

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, in his first ... Leo's ancestors are believed to have come from either the Dominican Republic or Haiti, ... who was elected last week to succeed Pope Francis as head of the ...

“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin revealed Monday she now “loves” Pope Leo XIV after discovering his “black” background. Hostin had previously expressed concerns about the new pontiff on ...

Sunny Hostin cheered Pope Leo XIV on "The View" as a "chef's kiss" choice for her after learning that his maternal grandfather was born in Haiti.

Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955, Pope Leo XIV has maternal ties to Haiti. CBS News obtained records showing his maternal grandfather was Haitian and his grandmother was from New ...

Digging into Pope Leo XIV's New Orleans Creole roots 02:15. America's most European city is buzzing over the news that the Catholic Church's new pope is not only from the U.S. but also has Haitian ...