Many young people are sick with anxiety, Pope Leo XIV told students of Europe’s largest university on Thursday, saying there “are difficult seasons for everyone.” The pontiff was visiting Rome’s La Sapienza University, which was…
President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday at the National Mall in Washington for a prayer gathering billed as a “rededication of our country…
Pope Leo XIV visited Rome’s public La Sapienza University on Thursday, the largest university in Europe and one of Italy’s most prestigious academic institutions, where he denounced the “great lie” he said is causing anxiety…
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, as the third bishop of Venice, Florida, on May 13, 2026. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Venice, Florida The pope also accepted…
A portrait of Blessed Vasiľ Hopko is displayed amid flowers and vigil lamps during a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of his death in Hrabské, Slovakia, on May 10, 2026. Greek Catholic faithful gathered in…
As a seminarian, Cristhian David Mendieta Hernández had to flee Nicaragua, persecuted by the very dictatorship that had recently exiled his bishop. The regime of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario…
FILIPPO MONTEFORTEItalian police block the main entrance of Rome’s La Sapienza University as students protest against Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 17, 2008. Eighteen years after protests forced Benedict’s cancellation, the episode still reveals a…
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, as the third bishop of Venice, Florida, on May 13. The Capuchin Franciscan priest has been pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in…
DCStockPhotographyThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters is in Washington, D.C. The bishops warned that proposed rules could have moral consequences, with people losing housing assistance and others being denied the opportunity to…
The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), popularly known as the Vatican Bank. The Institute for the Works of Religion closed 2025 with a net profit of 51 million euros and approved a 24.3…