For the first time, the pope is from the United States. The world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics have a new spiritual leader, the 267th pontiff to lead the nearly 2,000-year-old church. Robert Francis ...

A celebration of unity took place in Emmet County, bringing together Native American traditions and the Catholic faith.The event marked the restoration of a Ho ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — On the second day of the conclave, Cardinals elected 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost as the new pontiff. The Chicago native is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history ...

This is a still from the recently released documentary "Trailblazers of Faith: The Legacy of African American Catholics" from the Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington. It tells the story of ...

The documentary celebrates a legacy of leadership and faith. A still from “Trailblazers of Faith: The Legacy of African American Catholics,” which tells the inspiring story of how African Americans ...

Ben Black Bear Jr., at far left, with (back row) his wife Arlene, mother Iva and father Ben Black Bear Sr., and daughters (front row) Benita and Berlene, on his ordination day in 1976. Credit: St.

The Black and Indian Mission Office in Washington, D.C., recently released two documentaries — one highlighting African American Catholics on the path to sainthood and the focusing on Native American ...