Assessing the impact of the Catholic Church's first American pope was front and center at the 106th annual meeting of the ...

Two more persons died during the Traslacion or the grand procession of Jesus Nazareno, bringing the total to four, a Quiapo Church official said Saturday. In a press conference at the Pope Francis XVI ...

Spain had long lobbied for Francis to visit. But over 12 years he always declined, preferring to travel to farther flung ...

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona ...

Pope Leo XIV says he intends to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together on an annual basis. He's indicating a new ...

The story of St. Francis of Assisi teaches us that conversion is lifelong, dynamic and ongoing. He was an ordinary Christian ...

In his address, the Holy Father outlined the four themes that will be discussed during the extraordinary consistory. Two of ...

In his address, the Holy Father outlined the four themes that will be discussed during the extraordinary consistory. Two of them are named after papal documents of his predecessor, Francis: the ...

"This will be our way of proceeding," the pontiff began, "being attentive to the heart, mind and spirit of each; listening to ...

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s address Jan. 7, 2026, at the opening of the Extraordinary Consistory with the College of ...

The Second Vatican Council is “the guiding star of the Church’s journey today”, Pope Leo said ahead of a meeting of the ...

Francis, 88, died on Monday at the Vatican. Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.