For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

At the time of his election in May and in the months immediately following, this correspondent expressed a cautious ...

We are all invited to overcome the scandal of the divisions that unfortunately still exist and to nurture the desire for unity for which the Lord Jesus prayed and gave his life,” Pope Leo XIV said.

Lebanon needed this embrace.” The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image ...

After a low-profile start to his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV is stepping into the limelight with his first foreign trip after six months in office.

A protectionist offensive. Mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. The dismantling of entire sections of the federal government.

The first American pope is making his first overseas trip this week to Turkey and Lebanon. He will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in a town not far from present-day Istanbul.

Reuters published some 1.6 million photos in 2025, capturing the personal and the political, triumph and tragedy, as ...

Ahead of the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Jubilee pilgrimage, spiritual director Fr. Tim Hanley and on-the-ground coordinator Neil MacCarthy urged the 108 pilgrims to meet any mishaps with grace.

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families.

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday presided over the final major celebration of the Holy Year, calling for renewed commitment to justice, ...