The U.S. State Department has ordered the evacuation of non-essential personnel and their families from the embassy in ...

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given February 22, 2026, at St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time in the Italian town of Assisi, where locals ...

These MLB pre-agreements aren't just gross; they're basically lies--no money is paid now, and the team can walk away five years from now.

This means that religious pluralism is the will of God. Yet for centuries many believers in one God have chided and depreciated each other’s religions, and some believers have even resorted to forced ...

Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to US President Donald Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped ...

Following the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, Malaysian leaders and faith communities have expressed their condolences, highlighting his contributions to global peace, interfaith dialogue, ...

Rome — Pope Leo XIV has summoned Catholic cardinals from around the world to the Vatican for a meeting called an "extraordinary consistory," to seek their guidance on the Catholic Church's priorities ...

In Peru every August, throngs of Catholics set out on foot from the remote northern town of Motupe, bound for a cliffside chapel that houses the Cross of Chalpon. The cross, made of guayacán wood and ...

The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image of Pope Leo XIV consoling a weeping Lebanese woman. I couldn't help thinking "perhaps the whole world ...

The story that dominated the Catholic news headlines in 2025 was, of course, the death of Pope Francis and the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. These were NCR's most read — not necessarily the most ...

The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image of Pope Leo XIV consoling a weeping Lebanese woman. I couldn’t help thinking “perhaps the whole world ...