Canadian Catholics retain identity more than U.S. Catholics, but decline in practice is similar

One researcher says when it comes to Catholic identity, retention rates for Catholics are higher in Canada, but mostly as a cultural expression.

Three sentenced to death for Jordanian church attack; Churches cancel Christmas celebrations

Jordan's bishops asked for Christmas to be observed "with simplicity and dignity, while preserving the spirituality of the glorious Nativity and its human dimensions," in support of victims' families.

Singapore's youngest Catholic priest finds his calling — and wins admirers

Father Marcus Dominic Chew says he was "Catholic in name" only as a teen; now his faith story has reached a wide audience through a viral video.

Number of Catholics in Ibero-America fell by 25% over the last 30 years, study indicates

The percentage of Ibero-Americans who identify as Catholic has dropped from 80% in 1995 to 55% today.

LIVE UPDATES: Peru declares itself 'Land of Pope Leo XIV'

The pope ended a day in northern Peru that began with a Marian crowning in Chiclayo and a Mass in the Andean highlands with a prayer meeting at the shrine where St. Turibius died.

'An immense emotion': Andean missionary nun meets her former bishop, now Pope Leo XIV

A sister serving a remote Quechua-speaking parish in the Diocese of Chiclayo recalls the bishop who came to the Andes and what he told her after her testimony.

Pope Leo XIV deplores the 'great suffering and humiliation' of Afro-Peruvians

At the shrine where St. Turibius died, the pope offered his "affection and closeness" to Peruvians of African descent and lamented crime and extortion in his former diocese.

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV revisits his former cathedral, celebrates Mass in rural Peru

The Holy Father spent time at the seat of his former diocese, celebrated Mass, and met with local Catholics.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV closes St. Turibius Jubilee in Zaña, Peru

The pope ended a day in northern Peru that began with a Marian crowning in Chiclayo and a Mass in the Andean highlands with a prayer meeting at the shrine where St. Turibius died.

At papal Mass in Peru, Pope Leo XIV praises the evangelists of the Andes

The pontiff encouraged prayer and peaceful action in seeking social justice.