Hegseth, who often cites Scripture and has criticized "secular humanism" in the military, said the new Office of Religious Affairs will directly oversee chaplains and report to him.

When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes.

Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France.

A Dallas appellate court has reversed a trial court's decision that previously denied motions to dismiss Gateway Church and some church elders from a defamation lawsuit from the woman Morris sexually abused when she was a child.

Frisco is getting a new mosque, Hindu temple and Jain temple — and many immigrants say that's led to new hostility from some of their neighbors.

The Vatican last week issued a decree excommunicating priests part of the Society of Saint Pius X. The SSPX has several chapels in the state.

San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller is asking Catholics not to attend St. Joseph's Chapel, saying recent actions by the Society of St. Pius X violated Church law and ended the archdiocese's cooperation with the chapel. He is urging parishioners to attend Catholic churches recognized by the archdiocese instead.

The Vatican responded Thursday to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicating its bishops and priests.

In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people.

The nuns from the parish of St. John Bosco, are members of the Salesian Sisters (formally known as the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians). They dedicate their lives to Christian education, missionary work, guiding youth and helping women at risk. The parish of St. John Bosco and St. John Bosco Elementary school are in San Antonio's West Side.