Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfill Pope ...

The United States — the largest source of historical emissions and top user and producer of oil and gas — will stand as the ...

I think our bishops carry an enormous and often invisible spiritual weight. They carry a responsibility that most of us never see." ...

Speaking to a group of pilgrims from Rome at the Franciscan headquarters in the Old City of Jerusalem on Jan. 7, Franciscan ...

Catholics in the U.S. were witness to a rare Church decision in 2023 when Pope Francis elevated the Diocese of Las Vegas to a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, ...

Pope Leo drew attention to the use of words and dialogue in peace efforts. "War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading." ...

Spain had long lobbied for Francis to visit, but over 12 years he always declined. Francis preferred to travel to smaller ...

In his most explicitly pro-life speech to date, Pope Leo demands an end to abortion and surrogacy globally. Editor's Note: ...

Pope Leo XIV has said the prohibition on countries violating one another’s borders has been “completely undermined,” in an ...

Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday he intended to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together annually, indicating a new ...

Pope Leo XIV announced plans for a second consistory in June, and pledged to hold such meetings annually — a move widely seen ...