If Leo is to wear the mantle of his namesake predecessor, he must embrace Leo XIII’s temerity and call out the perfidy of the ...

The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

The first US pope replaced Dolan, who stepped down after reaching the Church's retirement age of 75, with a little-known ...

Christmas is a reminder that people can encounter God in ordinary, everyday places, Pope Leo XIV said. Born as a baby in ...

Erie's Bishop Lawrence Persico has reached the age at which Catholic bishops submit their resignation to the pope, who could take months to select a replacement.

Pope Leo XIV insisted Tuesday that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal and criticized what he said was the ...

Ronald Hicks, longtime advocate for immigrant rights, succeeds Timothy Dolan as New York’s archbishop, bringing a commitment ...

The Nativity scene and Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope, Pope Leo XIV said. "As we contemplate them in our homes, ...

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich celebrated in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris the Mass of beatification for 50 Catholic martyrs ...

In a year marked by political strife, natural disasters and other calamities around the world, 2025 also had its share of ...

The Vatican has unveiled its Nativity scene and lit the towering Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square. A band and chorus from ...

NCR sat down with John Prevost, the brother of Pope Leo XIV. This first excerpt from that interview with the middle of the ...