ACCRA, Ghana — A Ghanaian Catholic priest has encouraged devotion to the rosary after recounting his escape from a burning car, which he attributed to the intervention of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In a reflection…
Pope Leo XIV appeared at the window of his private study in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sunday, just one day after being discharged early from the hospital following surgery last Tuesday. The pontiff thanked…
The Council of Heads of Churches in Jordan welcomed the Cabinet’s approval of a 2026 bill amending the Christian Denominations Councils Law and its referral to Parliament to complete the constitutional process. The proposed changes…
ROME — Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to…
undefinedPope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the traditional blessing after praying the Angelus, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, a day…
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…
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…
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…
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…