The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...

Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week in Rome and he urged them to promote reconciliation and act in communion ...

The pope needed an electric vehicle he could take abroad without having to take it apart for transport. Club Car obliged.

We live in a world that is burning’ - The Pope, who has been vacationing outside Rome, says the world is experiencing a ...

The Vatican has released a new liturgy for the Mass reflecting concern for the environment, offering prayers, readings and hymns that highlight the church's responsibility to protect the Earth.

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

The Catholic Church under Pope Leo XIV NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Massimo Faggioli, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University — the new Pope's alma mater — about ...

Pope Francis’ perceived assault on Catholic doctrine and teaching was supposed to modernize the Church, but only alienated its most faithful followers. EPA In 2023, he was appointed prefect of ...

American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV after being elected as the 267th pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church.. College of Cardinals elected the 267th pope on Thursday. The ...

What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump The new pope faces a divided church in his home country, as Catholics have split along political lines. May 9, 2025 ...