It would not have been easy for anyone to step into the shoes of the fisherman after Pope Francis, just as it was not easy for Benedict XVI to follow St. John Paul II. But Leo XIV has done so with ...

COMMENT: Whatever the fallout from the US-Russia summit in Alaska, the Ukrainian president – his public image and reputation having been forged in conflict – is the only person who can shepherd his ...

COMMENTARY: Since taking office in May, the Holy Father has served the Church more as a stabilizer than a disruptor.

Arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir ...

Aid to the Church in Need joined the International Union of Superiors General in its call to pray and fast for world peace on ...

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his successful campaign for a second term that he could end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours.” But since his Jan. 20 inauguration, the road to a ...

Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church’s highest honors on Anglican convert John Henry Newman The title is reserved for people whose writings have greatly served the universal church.

Pope Leo XIV will declare John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on the deeply influential 19th Anglican convert who remains ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a renewed commitment to diplomacy to resolve conflicts. He made the appeal Wednesday as he marked the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Accords.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday received a rock star’s welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers — priests, nuns and ordinary faithful who use their social ...

Mark Pope has put together a basketball team that has enough talent to do something very special during the 2025-26 season. Some basketball teams have enough talent to win a national title, but ...