Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big ...

In a world that pits humans against the environment, how can the Church point the way forward? The great gift of “Laudato Si'” was to apply the principles of Catholic social teaching to the problem of ...

A copy of the doctoral thesis of Fr Robert Prevost — elected this year as Pope Leo XIV — has been discovered in the rare ...

For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

The author of a new biography talks about the conservative journalist’s life and legacy.

Indigenous leaders in Canada have called on Pope Leo to make good on Pope Francis’ promise to return their cultural artefacts ...

Pope Leo XIV has seen and experienced the Church in more contexts than perhaps any other person currently living...’ ...

Pope Leo XIV praised a major bioethics summit in Rome for promoting science rooted in truth and respect for human dignity.

Fundamentalism is a quintessentially American form of religious expression, but one we associate almost exclusively with ...

Born Robert Francis Prevost and raised in Chicago, he is the first American to ascend to the papacy. He is a product of an ...

Launching June 4, the free digital platform blends theology and global relevance in short-form reflections, aiming to cut ...