Robert F. Prevost, 69, was a longshot selection with extensive missionary experience in Peru and an approach similar to Pope ...

A memorial Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S. It was concelebrated by Archbishop of Washington ... unity and cooperation between the Catholic church ...

One reason for optimism: The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the ...

Speaking during an interdenominational church service in Migori ... We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC.

President Lazarus Chakwera and First Lady Monica Chakwera have extended heartfelt congratulations to the newly elected Pope ...

WASHINGTON — Thousands woke before the sun Sunday morning, for a special Easter church service in front of the Lincoln Memorial. In its 45th year, the sunrise service is a tradition for the ...

When Pope Francis made his visit to the “most peripheral of peripheries” in Oceania last year, he was hosted in Papua New ...

Pope Leo XIV will begin his first full day as the new pontiff of the Catholic Church by celebrating Mass on Friday at the ...

The Catholic Church has elected its first American pope in history: Cardinal Robert Prevost. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

About the Author Ed Gaskin attends Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, Massachusetts and Roxbury Presbyterian Church in Roxbury ... National Press Club in Washington DC. In addition to leading ...