St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church of Smithtown and Village of the Branch have been embroiled in a yearlong legal dispute ...

As Pope Leo XIV makes history as the first American-born pontiff, many are wondering what this means for the future of the Catholic Church and the political relationships with the United States.

It came days after Vance — in discussing critiques of the Trump administration’s immigration policies — in a Fox News ...

As Pope Leo XIV makes history as the first American-born pontiff, many are wondering what this means for the future of the Catholic Church and the political relationships with the United States.

While elements of the Roman Catholic Church may go in different directions, there is a long history of close association ...

The conclave of the College of Cardinals has elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Prevost was ...

Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, might take on some of the most controversial issues ...

For today’s sermon on courage, I would like the church to open their King James Bibles to Matthew 27:24: “When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took wate ...

In today’s edition … the newly elected DNC chair has thoughts — and worries — about the future of the party … we get an ...

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Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new leader of the Catholic church Thursday, becoming the first American pontiff. But ...