Vatican publishes Pope Leo's Mass schedule from All Souls' Day to Dec. 20

The Vatican has not yet confirmed details regarding the liturgical celebrations planned for Christmas.

Kansas City priest pleads guilty to $160,000 theft from parish

Father Richard Storey was accused of the felony theft in May of this year.

Mercedes-Benz marks long history of making cars for the pope

Pope Leo XIV also met with the executives of the German auto company on Wednesday.

China-Vatican deal has imperfections, Vatican's foreign minister says

Archbishop Paul Gallagher acknowledged the agreement's challenges in a meeting with journalists in Rome.

Coptic youths freed after video sparks accusations of insulting Islam

Coptic researcher urges caution as religious contempt cases persist in Egypt.

Pew report challenges narrative on rising religiosity in U.S.

A Pew Research Center report found that while religious practice in the U.S. has "remained stable" since 2020, a survey of young adults about religious practice found "mixed signals."

Deadly train accident in Spain: The Church joins in grief

The Spanish Bishops' Conference, along with numerous bishops and dioceses, expressed condolences and consternation following a railway tragedy that resulted in dozens of deaths.

Pope Leo XIV: Live the faith without 'hostility towards the world'

The pontiff emphasized that a responsible synthesis between faith and culture is "an essential requirement for bearing witness to the faith."

A century after Pius XI ordained 6 Chinese bishops, who chooses China's bishops?

Cardinal Stephen Chow welcomed more papal-approved ordinations under the Vatican-China deal; a missionary, scholars, and rights advocates ask how much freedom it has brought.

Nordic bishops: Countries must carefully integrate migrants

Six Catholic bishops from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland stress migrants' duties to their new homelands and warn against expelling refugees and those already well integrated.