For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

The Vatican has unveiled its Nativity scene and lit the towering Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square. A band and chorus from ...

A Vatican report on women deacons published last week said that women could not be admitted to the diaconate “understood as a ...

Pope Leo’s updates to the Vatican labor code attempt to streamline a Curia under pressure, from pension woes to a dwindling ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a ...

The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV called for nations to give out amnesties and pardons to prisoners during the Jubilee year.

During his papacy, Pope Francis encouraged the clergy to use the "digital continent" to broaden their evangelical work. They seem to have paid attention: over the last few years, a number ...

The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from ...

In a time marked by increased conflict and division, we need authentic testimonies of human kindness and charity to remind us ...

At the time of his election in May and in the months immediately following, this correspondent expressed a cautious ...

Pope Leo XIV has strongly criticised prison overcrowding and inadequate inmate rehabilitation programmes, delivering his message during a special Mass for detainees, guards, and their families at the ...