Read about how Americans who were raised Catholic experienced religion as kids, as well as their reasons for staying in or leaving the faith.

Catholicism is hot right now. The new American pope is popular for speaking his mind on political subjects such as AI and the ...

You convert because you really do believe.” ...

The faith, whether in high-profile politics and culture or just ordinary demographics, seems to be enjoying a certain kind of ...

Photo by Jon Sailer/Christoph Schmid on Unsplash (composite by America) Can Catholics be real Americans? This question has vexed many of us since 1776. There are many reasons to think we are not.

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The Vatican announced this week that its College of Cardinals will convene on May 7 for the conclave process at the famed Sistine Chapel – where they'll elect Pope Francis' successor as leader of the ...

Young men are driving a growing surge in Catholicism among Gen Z, as they turn to faith as an answer to loneliness, cultural drift and a search for purpose. A Harvard University study shows that Gen ...

Though he may be covered in tattoos from head to toe — quite literally — the only thing more obvious than comedian Shayne Smith's body art lately might be his newfound Catholicism. And the former ...

Shortly after 6 p.m. in Rome, the longed-for sight appeared above the Sistine Chapel: white smoke. Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come ...