Pope warns against new arms race

At his general audience, Pope Leo XIV appealed for renewed nuclear arms-control efforts and asked Catholics to proclaim the Gospel in ways that speak to people's real lives.

Catholic colleges among best and worst for pro-life support, report finds

Some Catholic colleges ranked among the best for pro-life support for women, while others were among the worst for their ties to abortion clinics, according to a new report.

Gen Z students swap 'pints for pews' visiting 40 churches and counting

In County Wicklow, Ireland, three young men decided to sidestep the secular Christmas season tradition of visiting 12 pubs and instead visited 12 different churches for Sunday Mass.

Former CIA spy tells Catholic leaders faith and espionage can coexist

Ex-CIA veteran James Olson defended espionage as "moral" at a Catholic leadership summit.

Sainthood cause opens for Adele Brice who witnessed first approved U.S. Marian apparitions

The Catholic Church has officially opened the cause for sainthood of Belgian immigrant Adele Brice, an illiterate woman who had visions of the Blessed Mother.

70,000 young people make pilgrimage to Mexico's Christ the King monument

Around 70,000 young people from across Mexico made the pilgrimage on Jan. 31 to Christ the King monument in Guanajuato state, in what became one of the largest youth pilgrimages in recent years.

U.S. bishops 'applaud' expanded Mexico City Policy

The bishops called for related policies to recognize "the inherent dignity of every human person."

Pope Leo XIV tells religious: Be 'leaven of peace' and a 'sign of hope'

The pontiff urged consecrated men and women to witness to God's presence in a world where faith and daily life often drift apart.

IRF Summit details how nations can promote religious freedom abroad: Be 'persistent'

Religious freedom advocates addressed how personal anecdotes and persistence are the keys to help leaders promote religious freedom globally.

Italian cardinal named president of Vatican bank oversight commission

Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, the retired archbishop of L'Aquila, succeeds Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the retired archbishop of Vienna.