COMMENTARY: Vatican II’s often-misread final document is best understood by returning to its central claim: Jesus Christ ...

The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid ...

Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.

Half a million young people are expected to pour into Rome next week for the biggest event of the 2025 Holy Year: a weeklong ...

God “continues to work even in our little Ocean State,” said the Rev. Nathan J. Ricci, vice chancellor of the Diocese of ...

Leo XIV has brought back the papal tradition of vacationing at Castel Gandolfo. So how did a family castle become part of the ...

Among those injured in the Israeli strike on the Catholic church is the priest who spoke to the late Pope Francis daily in ...

On July 19, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, Fr. Diarmuid Hogan, announced in a statement that the remains of the disgraced bishop had been removed after a "signifi ...

Leo XIV's appeals for peace, especially in the Holy Land, have mostly been boilerplate and lacking in passion. If he wishes, ...

Pope Leo will announce reforms to the Roman Curia in the autumn, Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols has ...

Canel’s administration has once again imprisoned opposition figures released after negotiations with Pope Francis ...

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