A map shows the areas of the U.S. where Catholicism is on the rise, with certain regions experiencing a much higher influx ...

The number of people practicing the Catholic faith in the United States has grown over the last decade. The concentration of ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost's leadership roles in Chicago and Rome were essential in his formation. But his time in Peru best ...

The Prevost family belonged to the now-shuttered St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in the Riverdale neighborhood on the South ...

Despite losing 1,200 churches, America has gained 2.9 million Catholics since 2010, according to an NBC News analysis of data ...

I’m glad that there are people still coming through,” Zomi leader Francis Kham says, but refugee resettlement “should be ...

In his first days as pope, Leo XIV has struck many as an unassuming man of quiet warmth and deeply rooted identity. A visit ...

Catholics across South Florida are expressing pride, hope and cautious optimism following the historic election of Cardinal ...

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to hold Mass in the basement of his family’s small brick home, reading from ...

Beatrice Rakoma, 64, a pensioner in Johannesburg, South Africa Rakoma lives in Alexandra, a mostly Black township in Johannesburg, and is president of the Catholic Women’s League of Alexandra.

Meanwhile, the faith is increasing in the South and southwestern states. Nevada saw the highest increase in the number of Catholics over that time period, growing 8%, according to data from the U ...