The Rev. Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, wrote his doctoral thesis on the way local Augustinian superiors exercise authority.

A map shows the areas of the U.S. where Catholicism is on the rise, with certain regions experiencing a much higher influx ...

Perhaps a revealing question is whether the church will continue the radical novelty Francis brought as a pope from a religious order—and whether this is the continuity needed now.

These religious patterns largely reflect partisan differences. White evangelicals overwhelmingly identify as or lean Republican, as do smaller majorities of white non-evangelical Protestants and ...

The proposal has thrust Berlin into a larger European conversation about the intersection of secularism, religious freedom, and workplace neutrality. Across the continent, different legal and cultural ...

The European Space Agency is set to launch a revolutionary satellite that will create 3D maps of Earth's forests. The Biomass mission will monitor forest health, respond to climate change ...

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VATICAN CITY—A sea of mourners filled St. Peter’s Square and the streets beyond it to pay their final respects to Pope Francis who, with his informality and outspokenness, made the Catholic ...

have redrawn the ancient map of feline history. Together, they overturn long-held assumptions about how and when cats entered Europe. For years, the tale of how cats became our purring companions ...

Bishop Philippe Jourdan leads the Catholic Church in Estonia, which is considered the least religious country in Europe. Nestled between Russia and Latvia, the small country boasts a population of ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health ... Newsweek in 2020 after reporting in Central Europe and the United Kingdom.