Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day ...

Pope Leo XIV has announced fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Ill., will serve as the next archbishop of New York, replacing Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who has led the state’s 2.8 million ...

The Cardinals, in a 2-0 hole entering the third period, needed a spark and Kolodjay delivered. The junior forward netted two goals in the third period to send the game to overtime. Going into overtime ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EWTN Global Catholic Network will premiere a powerful new one-hour feature documentary that explores the early life of the late Pope Francis, offering an ...

Intimate Portrait Explores Jorge Mario Bergoglio's Buenos Aires Roots, Spiritual Formation, and the Unanswered Question of Why He Never Returned Home Produced by EWTN News, the documentary traces ...

Intimate Portrait Explores Jorge Mario Bergoglio's Buenos Aires Roots, Spiritual Formation, and the Unanswered Question of Why He Never Returned Home Originally conceived as a biopic of Pope Francis' ...

Pope Leo XIV is expected to accept Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s resignation this week — and will possibly name a bishop from the pontiff’s home state of Illinois to lead the Archdiocese of New York, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Francesca Scorsese said directing an episode of "The Saints" about Carlo Acutis, also known as the millennial saint, reignited her ...