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

On the first Sunday following the election of Pope Leo XIV, many gathered at St. James Cathedral to honor the new pontiff.

NEW YORK (AP) — News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across ...

A new state law in Washington is set to take effect this summer, but members of the Catholic clergy are refusing to comply ...

The new pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver his first Sunday blessing from the loggia where he first appeared in public ...

Archbishop of Seattle Paul Etienne discussed the future of the Catholic Church and how Washington clergy will navigate a new ...

Etienne speaks with Joyce Taylor about the future of the Catholic Church, the new Pope Leo XIV and Washington's new mandatory ...

At his first Mass at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, Pope Leo XIV warned against reducing Jesus Christ to a "superman" ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring ...

A new Washington law making all clergy mandatory reporters signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson last week is facing pushback ...

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

This bill protects Washingtonians from abuse and harm,” said Gov. Bob Ferguson, who is Catholic. “Protecting our kids first ...