Poland's top court unanimously bans Communist Party of Poland, ruling it violates Article 13 of the constitution, which prohibits parties promoting totalitarian methods ...

Travis Callaway, like many with such interests, eagerly awaits an expected encyclical from Pope Leo XIV on artificial intelligence.

Like his predecessor Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV has a vocal, defining focus on environmental stewardship — and he carried Francis' legacy forward on Wednesday with the Catholic Church's first-ever ...

After his general audience on a sunny late-May morning, Pope Leo XIV met with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square and was presented with a simple gift: a photo album. The scrapbook, from members of the ...

Leo XIV’s namesake penned an encyclical, Rerum Novarum, that critiques both capitalism and socialism. Pope Leo XIII, circa 1880. However unprecedented certain aspects of Robert Prevost’s election to ...

When the late Pope Francis penned his groundbreaking encyclical letter "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," it was hailed by some as the most influential contribution the Catholic Church has ...

Pope Leo XIII is depicted in a window at Holy Family Church in Mitchell, S.D. His 1891 encyclical on labor, ''Rerum Novarum,'' marks the start of modern Catholic social teaching. (CNS photo from ...

The first major document of a pontificate is highly anticipated as an indication of the new Pope’s agenda. Pope Leo XIV has chosen to place his first document, the apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te (I ...

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media “I have loved you.” The apostolic exhortation “Dilexi Te” begins ...