Pope Leo XIV named a new archbishop of Westminster on Friday in another high-profile appointment that signals a generational shift in the English-speaking Catholic hierarchy. Leo ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop ...

The Church of St. Vitale is the oldest Christian church still standing in the center of Rome and contains the first image of ...

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, met yesterday at the Vatican with the jury of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity 2026, and discussed with its members the urgent need to take ...

This walking tour takes you inside several churches around Rome, showcasing their painted domes, ornate chapels, and centuries-old artwork. The video highlights the atmosphere of each interior, from ...

People are returning in droves to the Catholic Church in Connecticut, reversing a decades-long decline as particularly younger people search for deeper meaning and peace in a divisive world, priests ...

A Japanese tourist on a European vacation with his daughter tragically plunged to his death at the ancient Roman Pantheon temple in a freak accident on Friday, according to Italian authorities.

Explore Rome's Trevi Fountain (1762), a sculpted landmark fed by ancient aqueducts. Visit the nearby Baroque Church of Saint Vincent (1646), notable for housing the hearts of 22 popes. Thune Breaks ...

ROME (WLS) -- On Thursday, some of the Chicago Catholic school students who traveled to Italy to meet Pope Leo XIV served Mass alongside Cardinal Blase Cupich. Thursday night's special Mass was held ...

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Pope Leo XIV sits with Elise Allen, senior correspondent at Crux, for an interview at the pope’s residence inside the Vatican’s Palazzo Sant’Uffizio July 30, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Crux Pope ...