(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.26.2026).- Following the Mass marking the opening of the Consistory, the Pope and the cardinals proceeded to the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City to begin their deliberations. Before beginning,…
Professor Robert George reflects on the American experiment at 250. One of the country’s foremost Catholic intellectuals weighs in on political polarization, the role of Catholic life in the U.S., and the state of the…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration is pleading with President Donald Trump to allow Haitian and Syrian migrants to remain in the United States following a Supreme Court ruling that paved…
Pope Leo XIV blesses the members of the Italian Swimming Federation after their private audience at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on June 25, 2026. The Pope met with members of the Italian Swimming…
Simone RisolutiMsgr. Stuart Swetland presents a signed vintage Chicago White Sox baseball to Pope Leo during a June 3, 2026, private audience with Leo at the Vatican as part of a small delegation from the…
Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals during the extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7, 2026 in Vatican City. ANALYSIS: Increased participation and opportunity to submit contributions to the Holy Father are new elements to the…
The diocese of Northampton, England, confirmed that a Catholic bishop in England has been charged with child rape. Bishop David James Oakley of Northampton was charged with two counts of rape against a female under…
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s restrictive asylum policies that faced strong opposition from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and some other Catholic advocacy groups. One…
Pope Leo XIV addresses an audience of 28 writers from around the world, including Americans Marilynne Robinson, Elizabeth Strout, Phil Klay, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Paul Elie, at the Vatican on June 24, 2026. The…
Dusty Ray Spencer. Dusty Ray Spencer’s crime ‘merits a severe punishment,’ but the state should “exercise mercy,” the state bishops’ conference said.