First-ever Catholic Military Conference will focus on 'Living and Serving Justly'

Archbishop Timothy Broglio said conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn and ask questions about the Church's teachings on just war theory.

Theologian highlights contribution of laypeople to International Theological Commission

The International Theological Commission consists of 30 members, 10 of whom are laypeople.

Texas bishops congratulate Democratic winners, reaffirm pro-life and family agenda

Texas' Catholic bishops congratulated Democratic winners, who won every top office statewide, and prayed for their wisdom while reaffirming that Catholic principles remain unchanged.

Catholic group praises California for 'largest commutation in history' as hundreds spared execution

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of nearly 550 prisoners on the state's death row on Nov. 5.

Catholic priest pleads guilty to 1970s sexual assault of Baltimore boy

The Maryland attorney general's office said Father Laurence LaPointe admitted to abusing a boy at Gilman School.

Pope Leo XIV praises Chinese Catholics for unity 100 years after consecration of their first bishops

The pope sent a message to a conference in Rome marking the anniversary, where attendees discussed the Vatican's complex relations with China.

Pope Leo XIV chooses community as theme for World Day of the Sick 2027

In 2027, the Church will mark the 35th anniversary of the commemoration.

Pope Leo XIV: Let us not allow the memory of the deceased to be reduced to mere nostalgia

The pontiff offered Mass on Thursday for the repose of bishops and cardinals who died during the year.

Pope appoints 2 undersecretaries to integral human development dicastery

The pontiff on Nov. 5 named Father Avelino Chicoma Bundo Chico, SJ, and Claudia Leal Luna, to serve under the dicastery's prefect, pro-prefect, and secretary.

Chiclayo priest eagerly awaits his friend, Pope Leo XIV, in Peru

For Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez, Pope Leo "remains the same close friend as always, attentive to us and concerned for our well-being."