Pope Leo XIV may be less inclined to stick his thumb in the eye of the conservative resistance, but he's no less committed to ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of Feb. 15, 2026 links to stories on ...

Peter Dai Bui, who as a young boy escaped religious and political oppression in his native Vietnam following the country's fall to Communism, was ordained a bishop Feb. 17 and installed in the office ...

Lent is a season of fasting and abstinence for many Christians. Learn what can and cannot be eaten on Fridays during Lent.

ROME — A breakaway Catholic traditionalist group on Thursday rejected the Vatican’s offer of talks, suggesting a collision ...

The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel up and down the Italian peninsula over the next few months.

“This is also reflected in the ashes of international law and justice among peoples, the ashes of entire ecosystems and ...

The first night of Ramadan begins this evening, marking the start of a month‑long sunrise‑to‑sunset fast for Muslims. Today ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome. Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over Ash Wednesday, lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” destroyed by global ...