Friar Clodovis Boff has written an open letter to the bishops of the Latin American and Caribbean Bishops’ Council (CELAM, by ...

Chicago’s Captain and Chicago’s Pope are now officially connected. During Saturday’s pregame ceremony celebrating the 20-year ...

Last summer, leaders representing 11 global religions, from eastern faiths including Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and ...

The Council of Nicaea in 325, whose 1,700th anniversary the global Church is now marking, was a pivotal moment in Christian history. It was the first ecumenical council, and it addressed a fundamental ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as ...

ARCHBISHOP-elect Shane Mackinlay was not surprised when the apostolic nuncio let him know of his appointment to Brisbane ...

The new pope’s gentle, yet powerful, voice of peace, ethical leadership and human solidarity contrasts sharply with Trump's divisive rhetoric and militarism ...

Nearly 100 American men and women from the United States are currently being considered for sainthood. And many Catholics ...

Immediately after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the head of the Catholic Church, his childhood home went from just another hollow “space” to a hallowed “place." ...

In the name of religious freedom, religious nonprofits are cracking down on unionizing efforts and worker protections, writes ...

Pope Leo XIV’s Creole and African ancestry, traced to Louisiana and West Africa, is prompting celebration and curiosity among ...

Pope Leo XIV has heavy responsibilities ~ not just because the Catholic Church has reached global proportions, but because it ...