Pope Leo XIV has hands-on experience of navigating the Amazon. Many Catholics have said they believe Prevost’s experience as ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

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

Peruvians were elated Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country ...

All Amazon Prime members can now stream "Conclave" at no additional cost on Prime Video, and non-Prime members can sign up for one week of Prime for just $1.99 to watch the film. The film stars ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

Ezenwa Ike, Taylor Quach, and Citlaly Landon-Bermudez are all youth leaders at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The group tells me it was refreshing to be around like-minded young people.

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

Neomi De Anda, a theologian at the University of Dayton, explains the significance of having a pope from the Southern ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...