Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Casavalle, we visit the twelve the Pope will bless and a local priests and a social ministry worker…

Catholic Students undertake to use their moral formation to promote good governance and to champion peace across the African continent.Read all 

The Governor of the US state of California, Gavin Newsom, announces plans to commute all of the state’s 548 death sentences, saying the convicted inmates…

Pope Leo XIV departs for his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America, marking his sixth international journey since the start of the papacy, which will…

A wave of bomb threats targeting at least 16 passenger flights across Europe prompt military fighter jet escorts, emergency diversions and airport security alerts on…

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday begins consultations with political parties to determine who should be given the mandate to form the country's next government,…

Our Editorial Director reflects on the upcoming 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin American of Pope Leo XIV, who served for many years as a missionary…

As Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru await Pope Leo XIV for his 6th Apostolic Journey, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin says the encounter with local…

Pope Leo XIV announces the theme for the 2027 World Day of the Sick, highlighting the role of Christian communities and civil society in caring…

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to journalists on the sidelines of an event at the Pontifical Urbaniana University and comments on the US…

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on an apostolic journey Nov. 6–17 to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru, where he served as a missionary and bishop.

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe alleged that repeated warnings before the deadly attack on the Yelwata community went unheeded.

The settlement is expected to bring greater stability to the monastery while allowing the Egyptian government to proceed with its Great Transfiguration project.

The International Theological Commission consists of 30 members, 10 of whom are laypeople.

Archbishop Timothy Broglio said conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn and ask questions about the Church’s teachings on just war theory.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of nearly 550 prisoners on the state’s death row on Nov. 5.

Texas’ Catholic bishops congratulated Democratic winners, who won every top office statewide, and prayed for their wisdom while reaffirming that Catholic principles remain unchanged.

The pope sent a message to a conference in Rome marking the anniversary, where attendees discussed the Vatican’s complex relations with China.

The Maryland attorney general’s office said Father Laurence LaPointe admitted to abusing a boy at Gilman School.

For Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez, Pope Leo “remains the same close friend as always, attentive to us and concerned for our well-being.”

WASHINGTON - As world leaders gather for the 31st annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), the bishops who chair committees of the U.S. Conference…

By Griffin WhiteROME (CNS) -- The University of Notre Dame walked away the victors in the first NCAA regular season basketball games ever played in…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The threat to world peace stems from economic imbalances linked to development that is "neither equitable nor respectful of creation," Pope…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a world full of possibilities, yet still marked by injustice and fear, Pope Leo XIV said young Christians are called…

WASHINGTON - At Masses on the weekend of November 14-15 – the World Day of the Poor – Catholics in dioceses across the United States…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons, warning that decisions affecting human…

WASHINGTON - On the weekend of Dec. 12–13, Catholics across the United States will have the opportunity to support aging sisters, brothers and religious order…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- From horse-drawn ornate wooden carriages to a bulletproof all-electric vehicle, the papal modes of transport have evolved to keep the pope…

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Leo XIV had voted in the 2026 midterm elections with a mail-in ballot. The U.S.…

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV received letters and messages from individuals detained in a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility…

During a visit to the UK, the parish priest of the last remaining Christian village in the West Bank warned about the "violent attacks" on…

Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate: A12-day, three-nation tour of Latin…

Bob Dylan came knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’ s door Wednesday, as the American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican…

The bishop of Tenerife will preside over the funeral of a Spanish footballer who died on Tuesday after a collision with a goalkeeper on the…

The Trump administration joined the Archdiocese of Denver on Tuesday in urging the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling allowing a state-funded preschool program in…

A diocese in Norway is holding a synod - but has a different view than some proponents of the Synodal Way.

A German bishop has published a statement challenging Pope Leo XIV's comments on his return from France in September in which he said that sexual…

Pope Leo XIV's South American tour is eagerly anticipated by Catholics across the continent, especially those who knew then-Bishop Robert Prevost during his years in…

Pope Leo XIV will visit the neighborhood on the north side of Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo, at the start of his Nov. 6-17 tour of Uruguay,…

Bright orange marigolds, glowing candles and faces painted like the elegant skeletons known as catrinas fill the streets of Mexico every year during the country’s…

If there’s one thing romantic comedies have taught us, it’s that love can make fools of even the most rational people. And if Hallmark movies…

When Pope Leo quoted Bob Dylan in a Vatican document this year — the singer’s rarely heard 1963 anti-nuclear poem “Go Away You Bomb” —…

Jonathan Roumie has spent nearly a decade portraying Jesus in The Chosen, but filming the crucifixion for the show’s sixth season proved more difficult than…

Pope Leo XIV’s plane took off at 7:05 a.m. on November 6, 2026, from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, bound for Montevideo-Carrasco International Airport in Uruguay. Uruguay…

For those who grew up with St. John Paul II and his frequent international apostolic journeys, it may seem like traveling is simply part of…

The results of the US midterm elections will “certainly bring changes,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, told reporters November 5, 2026.  Speaking…

California had the largest Death Row in the Western Hemisphere, with 548 prisoners under sentence of death. On Thursday, November 5, California’s outgoing governor Gavin…

Who would have thought that a conversation about Ultimate Frisbee could turn two Dominican sisters into internet celebrities? Yet that’s exactly what happened when a…

There have been many martyrs in Japan over the centuries, as rulers did not look favorably at those who professed the Christian religion, trying to…

As is tradition, Pope Leo celebrated a Mass today for the souls of the cardinals and bishops who have passed away since last year. This…

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