Canon law prescribes the penalty of automatic excommunication for those who participate in episcopal consecrations unauthorized by Rome.

Rome’s Aventine Hill—one of the city’s seven historic hills and a place steeped in early Christian worship—will mark

Since 2012, the Vatican has entrusted the wooden cross designed and created by British artist Jon Cornwall to

If Christians lose their identity they cannot be united, Father Philip Goyret says. Ecumenical dialogue is especially important

About 400 people participated in a Jubilee of Tourism pilgrimage in Rome on Monday evening, celebrating the unique

Pope Leo XIV urged concrete acts of charity and solidarity in a world marked by conflict as he

Archduke of Austria Eduard Habsburg, who served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See since 2015, described his

A towering Christmas tree now stands in the center of St. Peter’s Square, after the spruce arrived at

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon holds both spiritual and historical significance for the

Pope Leo XIV on Friday met with the leadership and staff of Caritas Internationalis, the Church’s global charitable

From November 27 to December 2, Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey abroad of his

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appointed Nigerian priest Father Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo as assessor for general affairs of

Nov. 18 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the feast day of the Dedication of the Basilicas

Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora are anticipating Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Lebanon, taking place from

Nov. 18 is celebrated in the Catholic Church as the feast day of the Dedication of the Basilicas

The Pontifical Swiss Guard this week opened an internal investigation to clarify an alleged act of antisemitism committed

VATICAN CITY — From academic conferences and university discussions to interfaith prayer gatherings and colorful cultural performances, people

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday addressed a letter to seminarians of the Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru, reminding them of the

Pope Leo XIV on Monday presided over a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in suffrage for the late

Pope Leo XIV said Catholic educators can learn four fundamental values from St. Augustine’s teachings: interiority, unity, love,

Pope Leo XIV joined faith leaders on Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate, the Church’s declaration

Pope Leo XIV on Friday authorized decrees recognizing 11 new martyrs as well as four new venerables to

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday decried the devastating impact of opioid addiction in the U.S., criticizing the pharmaceutical

Pope Leo XIV at his general audience on Wednesday said sadness and disappointments can give rise to unexpected