From villages like Taybeh to once popular, now struggling tourist destinations like Bethlehem, Christians account for between ...

Elected on May 8, the American-Peruvian pontiff has yet to clarify his vision for the Catholic Church. Some recent statements ...

Former Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a fierce Francis critic who was relieved from duty by the late pope but has praised ...

More than 1,300 Cardinal Spellman High School students celebrated the start of the 2025-26 academic year by taking part in the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit in the gymnasium of the school, located at ...

(ANALYSIS) Early in the Mass, the priest — chanting in Latin — leads the congregation in a prayer of repentance. The faithful respond: “Confiteor Deo omnipotenti et vobis, fratres, quia peccavi nimis ...

In a rare moment of direct commentary on American politics, Pope Leo XIV ignited a firestorm among conservative Catholics and MAGA-aligned figures after defending Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich’s ...

Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, said the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) must cease at four parishes and will be only be permitted at a chapel beginning Oct. 2. After ...

Donna Drake visits House of 29 in Chappaqua, New York, where she meets with founder Sarah Mass David to explore her one-of-a-kind fashion boutique and personalized styling services. Sarah shares the ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is not going to reject the reforms of Pope Francis, but neither is he going to quickly move beyond them. (RNS) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected, many people asked me about him. My ...

In a solemn funeral Mass held in St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, paid tribute to Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, recalling his decades of diplomatic service and ...