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

The Anglican Communion is exploring diluting the Archbishop of Canterbury's role as its central symbolic leader, in an ...

Throughout his 12-year pontificate, Francis was an advocate for the poor and many saw his papacy as the start of a new era for the Catholic church, marked by greater inclusion and acceptance.

The Vatican has released a new liturgy for the Mass reflecting concern for the environment, offering prayers, readings and hymns that highlight the church's responsibility to protect the Earth.

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

Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...

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

According to Vatican News, the official Vatican website, this decision by the Pope 'concludes the Holy See's mediation work ...

Bishop-designate Hennen has served in several parishes in the Diocese of Davenport before his July 10 appointment.

After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation on the grounds of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology center in Castel ...

“Christian hope always urges us to be more daring, to think big, to be dissatisfied with things the way they are,” the pope ...