The Vatican has announced a packed early-2026 travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV, with trips to Monaco, Spain, and four African ...

Jonathan Roumie, the actor known for portraying Jesus Christ in the hit series "The Chosen," is calling attention this Lent to the 21 Christian martyrs who died in Libya for their faith in Jesus 11 ...

The number of Roman Catholics is growing faster in Africa than anywhere else, according to the Vatican. The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV would make a 10-day trip to Africa in April ...

Pope Leo will visit four countries across Africa from April 13-23, the Vatican announced on Wednesday, with the pontiff making his first major overseas trip in 2026 to the continent where the Catholic ...

John Carr's vocation was as a layman working to help the church share, apply and act on the principles of Catholic social teaching. Now retired, he looks back on his 50 years of service and shares ...

The remains of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time, marking 800 years since the saint’s death.

The bones of St. Francis of Assisi have gone on public display for the first time. Nearly 400,000 people registered in advance to see the bone fragments.

In his homily, Leo offered a meditation on sin and said the ashes that Christians receive bear the "weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war.” ...

A speech by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlights how the MAGA movement is affecting Republicans, and if there really is a “Catholic moment” in U.S. politics.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met with Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on Saturday to ...

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed ...

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been expanding his control of the country, and last month government forces captured wide parts of northeast Syria after deadly clashes with the SDF. A ...