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

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

To many, Pope Leo XIV seemed a different sort of American, a man who served the poor for decades, spoke Spanish and Italian ...

Catholic priests in Washington State may risk either excommunication or jail time as a result of a new child abuse reporting ...

The Catholic Church has vowed to excommunicate any priest who follows a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

On May 8, the most senior figured in the Roman Catholic Church chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the 267th pope just one day after the papal conclave commenced. Originally from Chicago, the ...

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India and Cardinal Joseph Coutts of Pakistan were spotted leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together on ...

St. Leo Catholic Church off 13th and Yakima has been a community hub for food services and other programs since the late 1800s. Some people told KOMO News that as more and more parishes are getting ...

The new law does not make room for an exemption if knowledge of the suspected abuse comes to light through the Catholic sacrament of confession.