Notre Dame, Villanova finalizing plans to open college basketball season in Rome

Pope Leo XIV is a 1977 alumnus of Villanova University and an avid sports fan.

Pew report finds Christians are often largest group in the world's most religiously diverse places

Among the most populous nations, the U.S. ranks first in religious diversity. Singapore is the most religiously diverse country overall, and the U.S. ranks 32nd.

Vatican offers talks with Society of St. Pius X, warns illicit consecrations would end dialogue

The Vatican's doctrinal office told a traditionalist group that consecrating bishops without a papal mandate would mean a "decisive rupture" of communion.

Archdiocese evaluates canonical sanctions after 'trans' wedding in Argentina

The Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina, announced that it will act ex officio in accordance with canon law to take any "formal canonical disciplinary measures that may be appropriate."

UPDATE: Prince George bishop calls for prayer, penance, saying shooting 'has traumatized us all'

At least 10 people are dead, including young teens, and many are wounded in a mass shooting in northern British Columbia, Canada.

After skipping installation, New York mayor meets Archbishop Hicks

A sitting mayor attended the past five archbishop installations in New York dating back to 1939.

What to expect at the New York Encounter, 'Where Everything Is Waiting for You'

Communion and Liberation's annual cultural event, the New York Encounter, will begin Friday in the heart of New York City.

Replica of Manila's famed 'Black Nazarene' arrives in Los Angeles Archdiocese

An official replica of Manila's centuries-old Jesús Nazareno image has been entrusted to Holy Family Parish in Artesia, California, bringing one of the world's largest Catholic devotions to the U.S.

Catholic bishops to honor 250th anniversary of U.S. independence with adoration, works of mercy

U.S. parishes and other Catholic groups are expected to participate in the initiative ahead of the Fourth of July.

Two-thirds of aborted babies lost their lives to abortion pills, report finds

After a report found that nearly two-thirds of abortions are chemical, advocacy groups are pushing for national and local safeguards against mail-order abortion pill prescriptions.