The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As the Vatican unveils its crèches, Pope Leo XIV marks his first Christmas with a calmer tone and a ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday condemned a deadly attack on the Jewish community in Sydney, Australia, and entrusted the victims to ...

Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV said, "Enough with these forms of antisemitic violence!" ...

Hundreds of people attended a prayer vigil at Bondi Pavilion on Monday where a rabbi lit a menorah. Pope Leo demanded an end to antisemitic attacks as he prayed for the victims of the shooting in ...

Two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah in an apparent terror attack at ...

The pope prayed for "the victims of the terrorist massacre carried out" Dec. 14 when at least 15 people were killed and ...

Many messages have been arriving in the wake of yesterday's horrific attack on the Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration in Sydney ...