Trans people fought police alongside gays and lesbians after a 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn. A government website now tells just part of the story.

Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

As a lay Catholic myself, I consider my secular writing, speaking, and teaching to be the principal way that I share my faith ...

Catholics, some members of the LGBTQ+ community and others who are marginalized − also revere the Virgen de la Puerta.

Iowa civil rights lawyer Roxanne Conlin remembers the passage of the Iowa Civil Rights Act in 1965. Six years later, she ...

One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the ...

The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

With the arrival of the new Pope, can we expect a new stance from the Catholic Church on the rights of women and LGBT+ people ...

COMMENTARY: In two quiet but telling moves, Pope Leo signals continuity with the spirit of Nostra Aetate.

Chicago-native Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new Pope on May 8, following Pope Francis’ death on April 21. The ...

Georgetown University community members praised the newly inaugurated Pope Leo XIV’s leadership, values and humility ...