Southern Europeans braced Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State ... the program centered on Mozart’s "Coronation Mass" in C major, K. 317. Nishimoto, a globally acclaimed conductor and cultural ambassador, ...

(RNS) — The first formation center for canonization in the United States is scheduled to open at St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, in early 2026.

How Pope Leo extended an invitation to all, regardless of faith, to foster a connected and compassionate world.

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on Sunday next week and will preside over his first general audience on Wednesday, May 21. The Vatican has released a ...

An 85-year-old former IOC member could be the decisive candidate in a contentious election for the presidency of the Italian Olympic ...

The church earned basilica status after a five-year restoration project sharpened its beauty and made it earthquake-safe.

The Gospel passage for Peter and Paul is Matthew 16: “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church.” Leo XIV began his first homily the day after his election by quoting Peter’s confession ...

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Pope Leo XIV kicked off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy on Tuesday by encouraging seminarians to be joyful and ...

The research shows that praying the Rosary correlated positively with reduced depression and increased optimism about the future. And higher levels of Rosary prayer correlated with increased empathy.