The tiny, but vocal group of Catholics trying to perpetuate the Tridentine Rite are pressuring Pope Leo to stop phasing out ...

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

Pope Leo XIV is praying for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor.” ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...

Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...

Pope Leo’s visit to the hilltop town after 12 years has revived a 400-year-long tradition, followed by popes dating back to ...

Eventually the Apostolic Camera seized the property from the Savelli family due to financial issues, and in 1604 Castel ...

The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Castel Gandolfo's pilgrims, bikers and locals have missed a papal presence in the town.

Crowds of people standing behind barriers greeted the Holy Father, taking photos and shouting “Viva Papa!” as he walked ...

Without basis, without charity, Pope Francis and his advisors stripped that venerable gem away from Catholics almost entirely ...