VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world's cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years. They ...

Dear brothers and sisters, we begin today a new series of catecheses dedicated to the Second Vatican Council and to reflecting on its documents. The work of the Council fathers paved the way for a new ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years.

Pope Leo XIV greets people at the conclusion of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Jan. 7, 2026. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Jan. 7, 2026, was, in some ways, ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Jan. 7, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The teachings of the Second Vatican ...