Faced with a highly polarised US political landscape, Leo XIV, the first American pope, has opted for discreet and indirect ...

(OSV News) – The Vatican Gardens welcomed a new Marian mosaic and a statue of St. Rose of Lima, both created by young artists ...

A seemingly esoteric dispute over the proper way to take Communion signals the rising power of more traditional voices within ...

In a break with usual protocol, Leo stayed for a buffet lunch that the Peruvian Embassy organized for the invited diplomats ...

Pope Leo XIV has expressed interest in visiting Algeria, a trip that would mark the first papal visit to the North African ...

The Vatican Gardens welcomed a new Marian mosaic and a statue of St. Rose of Lima, both created by young artists from Peru -- in a ceremony that clearly delighted Pope Leo XIV -- an American-born pope ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of Jan. 25, 2026 links to stories on ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin urges restraint by federal agents as Catholic bishops in the United States criticize immigration ...

ANALYSIS: The Holy See and Iran have had a continuing dialogue in recent years. But the killing of large numbers of Iranian ...

More U.S. Catholic bishops are sounding the alarm over an increasingly frayed social order both at home and abroad – while calling for a renewal of heart and a recommitment to Gospel values ...

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, often called “the conscience of the nation,” has been trying to tone down the uproar after ...