Quietly and generously, John was also a mentor. He never wanted replicas of himself. He wanted better journalists -- and ...

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV's general audience given Jan. 21, 2026, in the Paul VI Hall. Dear brothers and sisters, ...

Pope Leo XIV is currently evaluating an invitation by U.S. President Donald Trump to join his "Board of Peace," an international body chaired by the president to oversee the governance and ...

Pope Leo continued his series of talks during his weekly general audience Jan. 21, revisiting Vatican Council II with a ...

Surveys by the Pew Research Center find the Catholic population in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade.

This is a fundamental point of Christian faith, which Dei Verbum reminds us of: Jesus Christ radically transforms man’s ...

If Christians are to speak about God, then they must dedicate time each day to listen to God's word in prayer and the liturgy, Pope Leo said.

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s Jan. 14, 2026, general audience given in the Paul VI Hall.

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV has asked cardinals to advise him on key priorities governing the Catholic Church for the next two years.

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, ...