The announcement followed the IRS’s decision to give churches a carve-out from nonprofit law and allow them to support ...

Peter is then told to put on his cloak. The robe in Scripture is often equated with righteousness. Thus the instruction of ...

While some victims have praised the commission's efforts, it has also been roiled by the resignations of several of its ...

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Friday on his appeal for unity in the polarized Catholic Church , urging priests to act ...

The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as ...

Leo appealed for unity in a triptych of messages to priests who are celebrating a special Holy Year week in Rome dedicated to ...

If Jesus trusts us, then we too can trust one another, in his name,” Pope Leo XIV said, extending his call to unity to all ...

The U.S. embassy’s annual celebration, held June 30, commemorated the 41st anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...