VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a ...

As Danny Conner sang the hymn “How Great Thou Art” Thursday near the Somerset County Courthouse steps, he gestured for people in the crowd below to join him. “Everyone,” he said, raising his voice mid ...

The conclave to elect a new pope, scheduled to begin May 7, is governed by two texts: a rule book and a prayer book.

They say April showers bring May flowers, and while that is true, May also brings with it ... spring equinox and summer solstice, marking the cross-season where days are longer, the weather ...

Cardinal Farrell blessed the pope’s body with holy water and incense and led those assembled in praying the Lord’s Prayer.

A splinter of the True Cross. A piece of Our Lady’s veil and St. Joseph’s cloak. Hundreds of relics of saints. More than 500 Catholics came to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair ...

Christians today need to serve as ambassadors for God and Christianity, says Nate Grasz. The Elkhorn native was the guest ...