Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in summer 2017 / EWTN/Paul Badde By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jan 7, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).

The faithful gather to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy, on Oct. 4 (photo: Sala Stampa Sacro ...

Catholics at 54.0%, evangelicals at 16.3% and 25.8% with no faith, plus churches, law and festivals, as of October 2026.

The Holy Father said: “Jesus affirms the fundamental reality: that man belongs to God — all of man and every human being.... The things of this world belong to Caesar, but man and the world itself ...

The Vatican has been widely criticized for its 2018 provisional agreement with China. While the agreement’s contents are secret, the Holy See revealed that it gives Beijing a role, along with at least ...

For leaders nowadays, criss-crossing the world is a must. Andy Burnham has already notched up visits to New York, Ukraine and ...

The Vatican announced the consecration on October 15, following Pope Leo’s approval of Ding’s candidacy on August 24. A ...

Pope Leo XIV leads a mass in the port of Rimini during a pastoral visit on Aug. 22, 2026. — Photo by Agence France-Presse ...

Pope Leo was diagnosed with cancer after undergoing surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. He's a little over a ...

The last change atop New Jersey’s rankings came on Sept. 26, 2023, when Rutgers Prep leapfrogged Freehold Township for the No ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery “in the coming days” to remove a nodule on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The ...

According to FOX 32 Chicago, which cited reporting from the Associated Press, Pope Leo XIV is expected to be hospitalized at ...