WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he signed an executive order to deny citizenship to children born in the country to parents who…
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 ruled that states can bar men from competing in women’s sporting leagues, dealing a blow to LGBT activists who have advocated for allowing men who “identify” as women…
Pope Leo XIV continues to make changes to the leadership of the Roman Curia with new appointments to the No. 2 position in two key dicasteries: the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, responsible for promoting and…
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Richard Moth of Westminster as apostolic administrator of the diocese of Northampton after Northampton’s bishop, David Oakley, was charged by police on two counts of child rape. The management…
The first-class relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque will visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore as the next stop on their U.S. pilgrimage. The…
Daniel IbanezPope Leo XIV greets the crowd during a general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 27, 2026. According to organizers, the address will reflect on the legacy of Catholicism in the U.S. while…
Simone RisolutiPope Leo XIV addresses the College of Cardinals at the Vatican on June 26, 2026, during their consistory. VATICAN DIARY: This June’s consistory didn’t culminate in any dramatic or decisive result, but the mere…
A renewed push for reparatory justice is sweeping across the Global South following the United Nations’ landmark resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the “gravest crime against humanity.” In a wide-ranging interview with…
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul – martyrs and co-patrons of the city and the diocese of Rome – in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday. It was the…
On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV brought an end to the second extraordinary consistory of his pontificate. Anyone expecting fireworks from the two-day business meeting of the Catholic Church’s cardinals has been very disappointed. That’s despite…