The president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has described the first official audience between Pope Leo XIV and the leadership of the Church in Africa as a ...

Two upcoming talks in Saskatchewan will explore, first, how martyrdom has, time and again, served as a resource for ecumenism ...

Leo XIV — the first pope from the U.S., the first born after World War II and the first canon lawyer in a long time — can lead the Catholic Church to a rediscovery of Vatican II through its texts, ...

Since his election in May as the first American pope, Leo XIV has become a political and temperamental counterweight to an ...

In his most explicitly pro-life speech to date, Pope Leo demands an end to abortion and surrogacy globally. Editor's Note: ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims ...

Pope Leo XIV said Christian hope “is not based on optimistic forecasts or human calculations,” but on God’s decision to share humanity’s path so that no one is alone on life’s journey. Speaking Jan. 4 ...

Moments of profound impact have shaped the Church's extensive history. Each week commemorates anniversaries of milestone achievements, heartbreaking tragedies, inspiring triumphs, memorable births and ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation. Speaking during his ...

Pope Leo XIV said Christian hope “is not based on optimistic forecasts or human calculations,” but on God’s decision to share humanity’s path so that no one is alone on life’s journey. Speaking Jan. 4 ...

“If eternal life consists in communion with God, it is fitting to prepare ourselves already for it in our earthly life, as Joseph Ratzinger did throughout his entire existence, with intensity.” On ...