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

Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV said, “Enough with these forms of antisemitic ...

Pope Leo XIV thanked Costa Rican artist Paula Sáenz Soto for donating a pro-life Nativity scene to the Vatican.

“The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope,” he said to all those present. “Let the tenderness of ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the antisemitic violence behind the Sydney Hanukkah massacre. On Monday, he prayed for the victims ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As the Vatican unveils its crèches, Pope Leo XIV marks his first Christmas with a calmer tone and a ...

The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square ...

Even in difficult situations and harsh places, like prisons, when people focus on caring for one another, respecting each ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he ...

Before leaving for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon in November, Pope Leo XIV issued reforms to the Vatican’s labor laws. Both recognize the rapid changes in the makeup of the Catholic ...