After a year in which 8 million Christians faced persecution, activists with the Netherlands-based Open Door network released ...

It is painful to see how, especially in the West, the space for genuine freedom of expression is rapidly shrinking," said Leo.

LATIN has been the official language of the Catholic Church. Papal documents are promulgated in Latin. Church documents, most ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV blesses two lambs in the Urban VIII Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 21, 2026, the feast of St. Agnes. The lambs are ...

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 ...

Ahead of the Jan. 7-8 gathering, four cardinals each prepared a paper for the internal use of the cardinals taking part in ...

VATICAN: “A long and precious service to the Holy See,” carried out with “faithfulness and diligence” every day for three ...

It was announced that the royal 'underwent a procedure' on his scalp and face, but a scar was also spotted on the top of the ...

Angelo Gugel, who served as the Papal Chamber Assistant to Popes John Paul I, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI, has died in Rome at the age of 90 after decades in service of the Popes, including ...

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, ...

It was late summer when I went to the offices of the Catholic Herald for a job interview. I walked through the front office ...