When I was growing up in the Soviet Union, religion was viewed with deep suspicion. Public expressions of faith were discouraged and proselytizing was against the law. According to the state’s ...

The cross, which stood over the altar as Pope St. John Paul II celebrated Mass in Philadelphia in 1979 then moved to the ...

How Pope Leo extended an invitation to all, regardless of faith, to foster a connected and compassionate world.

A historian, religious scholars, and the students who staged a Renaissance-era conclave reflect on the significance of the ...

ROME – Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” ...

Pope Leo XIV is urging the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge.” He's urging ...

Sistine Chapel is the most famous in the world, but all the ceilings there are beautiful. Pugliese family visited Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV issued a stark warning of an "irreparable abyss" as U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on Iran following President ...

The church earned basilica status after a five-year restoration project sharpened its beauty and made it earthquake-safe.

Almost a year after Pope Francis set up a commission to develop a large solar-panel array on Vatican property outside of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year. He has encouraged seminarians to be ...

The concept of human rights within Catholic teaching is not a recent addition but rather has roots extending back to the ...