COLOGNE, Germany — Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki used his Holy Week homily to call priests back to the heart of their vocation: the daily celebration
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a chrism Mass at the Vatican on April 2, his first as pope after being elected as supreme pontiff in May
Delivering a eulogy at the beginning of his mother’s funeral Mass this week, international soccer star Roy Keane spoke lovingly of his parents and his
Catholic activists have complained of “persecution” and “a clear bias against Christianity” in a controversy over public prayer in the U.K. following a recent outdoor
Pope Leo XIV on Holy Thursday proposed Christian mission as an antidote to what he called the “imperialist occupation of the world,” saying it is
NASA’s Artemis II test flight launched into space on Wednesday evening for an expected 10-day lunar flyby mission. The flight — which is the first
Peruvian priest Father Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, personal secretary to Pope Leo XIV, said the Holy Father “hasn’t changed” since his years as a bishop
Leo XIV records his “Pray with the Pope” video each month, but how does he choose the intentions he wants the Church to pray for?
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) told EWTN News that a 40,000-euro (about $46,000) fine on Serbian soccer club Red Star
The laity are not “a formless mass, but the body of Christ,” endowed with dignity and responsibility in the Church and in the world, Pope
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his appeal for peace in a world wounded by conflict and violence. In remarks to journalists on March 31 outside
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of April is for priests in crisis. In a video released on X, the Holy Father posed
Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu is alarmed about rising hostility toward Christians, both in parts of the Islamic world and in Europe’s increasingly post‑Christian culture. Nwachukwu, who
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has canceled the second World Children’s Day, which had been scheduled to take place in Rome Sept. 25–27, about six
The Catholic Church, the Spanish government, and the people’s ombudsman have agreed upon a protocol for compensating abuse victims following arduous negotiations that began last
At the Vatican on Monday of Holy Week — known in some places as “Authority Monday” — Pope Leo XIV recalled Jesus’ cleansing of the
During a vigil for peace on Monday evening in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome, Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Mathieu,
The Vatican has reaffirmed its support for the Anglican ordinariates, confirming that these communities have a permanent and valued place within the Catholic Church. On
In a conference marking the 80th anniversary of Soviet Russia’s suppression of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, John Paul II’s official biographer argued that Orthodox-Catholic
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has appointed former EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness as its new special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or
Pope Leo XIV on Monday appointed Italian Archbishop Paolo Rudelli the new head of the general affairs section of the Secretariat of State — one
Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday sharply condemned war and the use of religion to justify violence, saying during Mass in St. Peter’s Square that
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the liturgies of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum for the first time as pope this week.
Pope Leo XIV concluded his one-day trip to Monaco on March 28, wrapping up a whirlwind visit that included meeting with the countryʼs royalty and