Pope Leo XIV has received the green light from his surgeon to proceed with his planned Nov. 6–17 apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. In an interview with Vatican News following the Holy Father’s…
undefinedPope Leo XIV ordains 32 new priests during a Mass for the ordination of new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 27, 2025 in Vatican…
undefinedPope Leo XIV leaves Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, after Tuesday’s surgery to remove lung cancer. The 71-year-old Pope had been admitted last Tuesday and underwent surgery to remove the lower…
A century after Pope Pius XI established World Mission Sunday, the Catholic Church has grown dramatically in the mission territories, from fewer than 10 million Catholics to nearly 347 million. According to data from the…
ROME — Pope Leo returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where dozens of well-wishers saw him off with cries of “Holiness.” “I am…
undefinedCommunity members grieve during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park on Oct. 15, 2026, in Bend, Oregon, after the deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School earlier that day. The tragedy that claimed the…
Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Vaticanʼs Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, is undertaking his first official visit to the United Kingdom. Running Oct. 16–22, the high-profile visit centers on the theme “Together in Prayer and…
Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone Oct. 16 while the pope remains hospitalized. According to a Holy See statement, the pope expressed concern about Oleshky in the Kherson region, a…
Australiaʼs antislavery commissioner, who has hailed the Catholic sector as a national leader in fighting modern slavery, says proposed new penalties against forced labor do not go far enough. Chris Evans demanded that large companies…
Voters in the Wisconsin midterm elections will decide whether to ban the local government from closing places of worship in a state of emergency, six years after a diocese threatened to sue over Mass restrictions…