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Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims during his general audience on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Signals Focus on AI with Nod to Leo XIII’s Social Teaching Legacy

The new pontiff has signaled the direction he intends to take his papacy in handling certain social questions that need...

A cropped version of the official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, published by the Vatican on May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Embraces Elements of Francis’ Vision; Some Views Still Unclear

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his...

Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals in the Sistine Chapel during his first Mass as Pope, Friday, May 9, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV’s Augustinian Brothers Recall His "kind" Moments, Reflect on New Papacy

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old...

The casket of Pope Francis rests sealed in St. Peter's Basilica prior to the Holy Father's funeral, Friday, April 25, 2025, / Credit: Vatican Media

What to Know About Pope Francis’ Saturday Morning Funeral

Saturday’s funeral will kick off the traditional Novendiales, nine consecutive days of mourning for the suffrage of the late pope....

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

A Timeline of Pope Francis’ 12 years As Pope: Photos

Pope Francis is the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Synod on Synodality Document Part of “ordinary magisterium, authentic teaching”: Pope Francis, Calls for Implementation

“[The final document] participates in the ordinary magisterium of the successor of Peter, and as such, I ask that it...

Left to right: John Ratcliffe, Marco Rubio, Elise Stefanik, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Jason Mendez/Getty Images

U.S. President-elect, Trump, Picks Several Catholics for Cabinet: Kennedy, Rubio, Stefanik, Ratcliffe

The 45th and soon-to-be 47th president made more than a dozen announcements within 10 days of his electoral victory over Vice President...

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Catholic Woman Awarded $12.7 Million in Religious Discrimination Lawsuit over COVID Vaccine

In her religious excemption request, Lisa Domski wrote that taking the vaccine “would be a terrible sin and distance my...

Pope Francis prays near the tomb of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus between 1965 and 1981, during a Mass at the Jesuit Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, known as the “Gesu” in Rome, Italy, on March 12, 2022, on the 400th anniversary of the canonization of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the society’s founder. / Credit: Vatican Media/Abaca/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images

Vatican Inquiry into Canonization of Former Jesuit Leader, Mentor to Pope Francis, Fr. Arrupe, to Begin

The diocesan tribunal will conclude its inquiry into the life, virtues, and holiness of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, with a...

Believers gather at the Namugongo Shrine for the Martyrs’ Day Pilgrimage on June 3, 2024, in Uganda. The Catholic population in Africa surpassed 272.4 million people in 2022 after seeing a rise of more than 7.3 million people — the largest increase of any continent, according to Vatican statistics released in October 2024. / Credit: ACI Africa

Vatican Statistics: Catholic Population Shrinks in Europe, Rises in Africa and Everywhere Else

The Catholic population decline coincided with a total population reduction on the continent, which recorded a net loss of 517,000...

Ethnic, Religious Violence in Nigeria Has Claimed Nearly 56,000 Lives: 2019-2023 Report

The violence left 55,910 people dead in 9,970 deadly attacks — as well as 21,621 people abducted in 2,705 attacks.

Shroud of Turin featuring positive (left) and negative (right) digital filters. / Credit: Dianelos Georgoudis via Wikimedia Commons

New Study Claims Bloodstains on Shroud of Turin Consistent with Torture, Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Giulio Fanti claims that a macroscopic and microscopic analysis of the bloodstains accurately reflects “the physical conditions relating to Jesus...

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of Synod on Synodality, speaks to the media on June 20, 2023, at the temporary headquarters of the Holy See Press Office in Vatican City. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Catholic Church in Africa "not afraid to speak": Synod on Synodality Organizer, Cardinal Hollerich

The prelate told La Croix that the Church in Africa is one that is “alive and full of faith” and that he...

Vatican Secretary of State Says Ukraine’s Military Advances into Russia are "worrying"

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is expressing concerns about Ukraine’s recent military advances inside Russian territory, warning the actions could further escalate...

Chinese pilgrims attend the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 12, 2016. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Conveys "message of hope" to Chinese Catholics, Desire to Visit China

“It seems tautological to send a message of hope to people who are masters of waiting,” Francis said. “The Chinese...

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U.S. Catholic Bishops Award $10.5 Million in Grants from Special Collection to Support Pastoral Care, Evangelization

The grants assist people throughout the world with disaster relief, ministry, pastoral projects, evangelization, and children's programs, among other needs.

Monsignor Gilles Wach (center), prior general of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, is received in private audience by Pope Francis on June 24, 2024. He is accompanied by Monsignor Rudolf Michael Schmitz, vicar general of the institute, and Canon Louis Valadier, provincial of France. / Credit: Courtesy of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Pope Francis Meets with Leaders of Institute of Christ the King, a Latin Mass Group

Pope Francis on Monday met with three leaders of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, an institute whose...

Delegates vote to approve a synthesis report at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Theologians Conclude Evaluation of Synod Reports after Rome Meeting

A group of 20 theologians concluded an evaluation of 107 synod reports from national bishops’ conferences and Eastern Catholic Churches...

Vatican Cardinal Meets with Coptic Church Leader Over Same-sex Blessing Rift

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, met with the leader of the...

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media

Orthodox Patriarch Anticipates Pope Francis Visit to Turkey for Council of Nicaea Anniversary

Pope Francis might be traveling to Turkey next year for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, according...