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The Holy Father marked the first anniversary of his pontificate on May 8 by visiting the historic cities in southern Italy.
In Spain, only about 8 million of the country's 45 million inhabitants attend Mass regularly on Sundays.
African bishops highlighted the pope's trip to Africa as a defining moment of his ministry as well as the pontiff's emphasis on dialogue, reconciliation, missionary outreach, justice, and peace.
Christians in southern Lebanon have paid a heavy price in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel but have been sustained through the support of Catholic organizations and initiatives.
On May 8, 2025, the world was introduced to Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV. One year later, we look at some of the most significant events and powerful moments of his first year as pope.
Ahead of the pope's May 8 visit to Pompeii, Italy, the hometown of the saint who promoted the "Fifteen Saturdays" devotion, a new book seeks to reintroduce people to this "forgotten Marian devotion."
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended targeted sanctions against the Taliban, Iraqi militias, and government officials in Nicaragua, Nigeria, China, and Russia.
"Religious freedom in India is abysmal," U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Vice Chair Asif Mahmood said at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
Pope Leo's older brother John Prevost said he and his brothers limit political topics when they speak each week, but there is that "brother connection."
"I really had to do a double take, because conventional wisdom has been that there will never be a pope from the United States," said Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis.
