Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the person to whom lots of people look when they want to come in contact with God. John Prevost, 71, is ...

The Holy Cross and Blessed Sacrament parishes in Olyphant and Throop consolidated into one Tuesday, taking on a new identity and becoming one of the first Roman Catholic churches worldwide to name ...

By Keiko Kurane Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, has stressed the Holy See and Japan ’s joint ...

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

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 ...

Many U.S. pilgrims had planned travel around the original Aug. 3 date, only to learn they will now miss the canonization ...

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.

(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.

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