On Thursday Pope Leo XIV met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican, with the meeting coming amid tensions between the Holy See and U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump has expressed his…
ROME — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday to underscore strong bilateral ties, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s broadsides against Pope Leo XIV for his opposition to…
TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — Father Gerardo F. Saco Jr., the priest appointed by Pope Leo XIV to become the next bishop of the Diocese of Tagbilaran in the Philippines, has decided not to proceed with…
VILNIUS, Lithuania — A planned reorganization and merger of Lithuaniaʼs Kaunas Christian Maternity Home (KGN) with its parent hospital have triggered protests from families and pro-life advocates who fear the consolidation will erode the institutionʼs…
Mario TomassettiPope Leo blesses a child on May 2. Six Catholic experts ‘fill in the blank’ on the major themes of Pope Leo so far.
The results of staggered elections in four key Indian states held in April have drawn diverse reactions from the Christian community following the May 4 counting of the votes. While the poll outcomes from the…
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michael T. Castori, SJ, as the new bishop of Honolulu on May 6. He is a member of the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits. The pontiff accepted the resignation…
Dorothy Day is pictured in 1916. The intersection of Pineapple and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights was renamed ‘Dorothy Day Way’ on May 2.
Psychological distress significantly affects priests, who may find themselves exposed to situations involving stress, anxiety, and emotional burnout due to the nature of their mission, said Father Wenceslao Vial, a priest and physician. His remarks…
The long-running controversy over the replacement of six 19th-century stained-glass windows at Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral appears to be entering a new — and potentially decisive — phase. On April 20, the permit to remove…