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 ...

Leo greeted thousands of well-wishers who braved the cold to watch the American pope on his inaugural outing to the statue.

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

The Rev. Guilherme Peixoto scrambled to adjust his DJ set for an upcoming youth festival when he realized he had a new ...

Visiting two countries over six days on his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV preached unity, dialogue and respect for ...

Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 11 published a new apostolic letter in which he praised Christian archaeology as a work capable of ...

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

The pope suggested he was uncomfortable with “the style of prayer in that time and place,” adding, “In fact, I prefer to pray ...

Should Christian charity also apply to those who come to us as refugees? President Trump and his deputy, the Catholic J. D.

Pope Leo, in his address to the faithful, said, ‘The Lord has granted to Mary the extraordinary grace of a completely pure ...