Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

Pope Francis slept well overnight, according to the Vatican, but remains in critical condition and is battling early signs of kidney failure. Edward Condon, editor of the Pillar, a news outlet focused on the Catholic Church,

It comes after an update released yesterday said the Pontiff, 88, remained in a "critical" condition but has not presented any further respiratory crises.

Prayers continue for Pope Francis as he battles double pneumonia. According to the Vatican, the pope remains in critical condition. Some blood tests indicate “initial, mild, renal insufficiency,” but at present it is under control.

Pope Francis was on the minds of everyone who came to mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in North Hollywood Sunday morning, including Cardinal Roger Mahony.

This small park used to be home to the first Catholic Church for African Americans west of Baltimore, served by the first openly Black priest.

Migration in the Americas was one of the conference's key topics because it is a fundamental pastoral need shared throughout the continent, said conference organizer and University of San Diego professor Victor Carmona.

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years.