For members of the Religion News Association, this was the kind of dramatic appeal that made the Chicago native the top ...

Leo XIV’s “state of the world” address showed the new pope’s human and geopolitical sagacity, rooted in Leo’s thoroughly ...

The close of the 2025 Holy Year capped a Jubilee opened by Pope Francis and which became a defining backdrop for Pope Leo XIV's pontificate thus far.

The rise of Pope Leo XIV was the top 2025 international religion story, with the death of Pope Francis finishing second. On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV left few doubts about the issue he wanted ...

Pope Francis smiles during services at Croke Park, Dublin on Aug. 25, 2018, during the World Meeting of Families 2018. Photo by Maxwell Photography/WMOF2018 (RNS) — Figures from the realms of politics ...

The Order of Malta’s Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem is facing severe operational constraints and its mobile clinics remain unable to reach Bedouin villages in the West Bank due to movement ...

Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has won the annual Charlemagne prize for promoting European unity, organisers ...

On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV left few doubts about the issue he wanted listeners to ponder during this symbolic event early in his papacy. "The Spirit opens borders, first of all, in our hearts," ...

Europe must become stronger militarily, economically and politically, Mr Draghi said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump announced that, during his second term as president, the United States would enter a new ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The closed-door meeting comes as Leo inherits a deeply divided church and seeks to set the tone for his ...