Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

Hours after the Pope Leo XIV announcement, Catholics in the Seattle area said they were processing the news and hoped Leo ...

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the ...

Seattle Catholics gathered for Monday morning Mass at St. James Cathedral, offering prayers for Pope Francis and paying respects to his legacy.

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

The arrangements for the funeral of Pope Francis were meticulous. But it is the letters on his tombstone that are now ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

St. James Cathedral was a beacon for Catholics on Saturday as they gathered in large numbers to honor Pope Francis, who was ...

Leo’s brother John Prevost told the Times on Thursday that he knew “for a fact” that the new pope was “not happy with what’s going on with immigration.” ...