GRAND RAPIDS..MICH — Catholics in Michigan are celebrating the election of Pope Leo the XIV, the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. "The acceptance and the joy of having a Pope, having ...

Catholics in Tulsa gathered to watch as Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was elected Pope Leo XIV. A crowd of adults and children gathered at Holy Family Cathedral to celebrate and listen to the new ...

Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, becomes the first American pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history. Bishop Donald Hying of Madison expresses pride and hopes for increased interest in the ...

This chapter exclusively explores views and experiences among U.S. Catholics (i.e., the 20% of U.S. adults who say they are Catholic when asked about their present religion). Many Americans who are ...

For the first time in its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church has elected a pope from the United States and Iowans are taking notice. On May 8, white smoke rose over St. Peter's Square in ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Cheers on Thursday erupted across the Midwest after the historic announcement of the first U.S.-born pope, a native of Chicago who once stood among the crowd during Pope John ...

The number of people practicing the Catholic faith in the United States has grown over the last decade. The concentration of Catholics has also shifted. The Northeast and Midwest were once the center ...

As the number of Catholics in the U.S. has grown by 40% in the past 40 years — from 48 million to 67 million — new hubs of Catholic life have emerged — ranging from booming major metro areas to ...

SANDUSKY — Basketball season is less than six months away, but area teams took their talents to Cedar Point. In the annual Midwest Live at the Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Elyria Catholic, ...