Cardinal Juan José Omella of Barcelona assured people on Thursday that the pope will also speak Catalan during his trip.

Donald Trump’s public attacks on the pope have been well-documented. The head of an administration full of prominent Catholics engaging in personal insults aga…

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on a packed six-day trip to Spain, he faces the challenge of reviving faith in a society struggling to overcome deep polariz…

Inspired by the Pope Francis's encyclical, Laudato Si’, Catholic young people in Bangladesh have been working on an awareness campaign ahead of World Environme…

PARIS (AP) — The Rule of St. Augustine, an ancient guide for religious life, highlights the value of good habits.

Pope Leo's Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn't return. She des…

The motto for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Spain is “Lift up your eyes.” And that’s exactly what visitors to Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia already do as the …

For the first time in Vatican history, a lay woman will head the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. Maria Montserrat Alvarado, CEO of a Catholic television…

(RNS) — Alvarado will be the youngest person to lead a Vatican dicastery in recent memory and the first woman who is not a religious sister to be a Vatican pre…

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the Ebola crisis in Africa, Spain preparing for Pope Leo XIV and more.

Pope Leo XIII is updating the Catholic Church’s 100-year-old “just war” theory to prioritize diplomacy, peacebuilding, and nonviolent conflict resolution over …