Pope names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the US to manage relations with Trump
Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States
March 07, 2026Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States
March 07, 2026
A report by Rhode Island’s attorney general detailing decades of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is giving survivors a sense of vindication while renewing calls for accountability and support
March 07, 2026
A new report says Rhode Island Catholic clergy abused hundreds of children for decades, while church leaders minimized the scandal
March 04, 2026
Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government’s immigration crackdown
February 28, 2026
The Vatican has announced a packed early-2026 travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV, with trips to Monaco, Spain, and four African countries
February 25, 2026
Marquette students meet Pope Leo on once in a lifetime trip to Rome
February 23, 2026
Skeleton of St. Francis of Assisi goes on public display for first time
February 23, 2026
The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time
February 22, 2026
The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday and Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional
February 19, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2026
Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis
February 14, 2026
The Vatican has warned a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group that it risked renewed schism if it goes ahead with plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent
February 12, 2026
As a teenager in India, Susai Jesu led prayer services in his small Catholic village, helped at Mass and soon began training for the priesthood
February 02, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas holiday at the Vatican
January 11, 2026
‘We are still here.’ Catholic patriarch leads Christmas Mass at Gaza church bombed by Israel during the war
December 21, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for meetings to help him govern the church, marking the unofficial start of his pontificate
December 20, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez as bishop of Palm Beach, Florida
December 19, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has made a significant U.S. appointment by naming Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York
December 18, 2025
Pope Leo appoints pro-migrant archbishop of New York, signaling Church’s more robust approach to Trump
December 18, 2025
Hundreds of Nicaraguans caroled the Virgin Mary at flower-and-light-filled altars set up in church parking lots as well as the back of vehicles on the streets of Miami to mark the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
December 09, 2025
Church displays 'ICE was here' sign in Nativity scene
December 03, 2025
Families of Mexico’s disappeared gathered at a cathedral near Mexico City to craft Christmas ornaments bearing the faces of their missing loved ones
November 29, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has challenged Lebanon’s political leaders to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside
November 30, 2025
Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation
November 30, 2025