Pope Leo XIV meets archbishop of Canterbury amid deepening church divides

The pontiff addressed "new problems" facing Catholic-Anglican dialogue in his meeting with Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first woman to serve as spiritual head of the Anglican Communion.

'Stories of Light': Christian initiation and catechesis as a way to transform lives

A new document issued by the Paraguayan Bishops' Conference describes how catechesis can go beyond imparting knowledge to becoming a means of personal transformation in Christ and living the faith.

U.S. bishops say violence 'never the answer' after shooting at White House press dinner

Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, condemned violence, and Bishop David Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio said the issue of gun violence must be addressed.

The laywoman who has quietly formed a generation of priests and sisters in South Asia

On World Vocations Day, EWTN News pays tribute to a woman called the "caregiver of vocations" in a place where Catholics are a minority.

U.S. to finance restoration of 'Sistine Chapel of the Andes' in Bolivia

The U.S. Department of State's Cultural Preservation Fund will finance the project, which will repair and waterproof thatched roofs, reconstruct buttresses, and restore exterior walls and façades.

Pope Leo XIV tells new priests: 'You are a channel, not a filter'

The pope ordained 10 men to the priesthood on Good Shepherd Sunday and later warned at the Regina Caeli against the "thieves" that rob people of freedom, dignity, and peace.

7 powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa

Pope Leo XIV spent 11 days in Africa from April 13–23 and visited Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea.

Israeli, Polish foreign ministers spar on X about destroyed Jesus statue

Israel and Poland's foreign ministers argue on X, a mosaic of Jesus by a survivor of Nazism will be saved, South Korea's Catholic population grows, and more in this week's world news roundup.

Melkite priest finds consecrated host intact after 47 days in damaged church

"Jesus was waiting for us," a priest in southern Lebanon said after returning to his damaged church in the town of Tbenine following the ceasefire on April 17.

Nebraska pro-life ministry brings ultrasounds to classrooms across the U.S.

Heart of a Child Ministries, based on Omaha, is expanding by training pro-life leaders to present fetal development education in schools across the country.