22+ hour, 6+ min ago   (597+ words) The Holy Father marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with prayers for the dead and those still bearing its wounds, while his Angelus reflection stressed that forgiveness is indispensable for peace. VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV remembered the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (230+ words) Attorneys hailed the settlement as a 'tipping point and a turning point' regarding allegations of abuse in the archdiocese....

4+ day, 16+ min ago   (1336+ words) The Pope’s upcoming visit to France following its recent legalization of euthanasia could shape our understanding of how the Leonine pontificate will navigate life issues, in Europe and abroad. One theme lingers in the background of all the major debates…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (693+ words) The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute. Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of a “paradox” in Western societies where a growing emphasis on individual freedom coexists with an…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (657+ words) The tiny European principality’s hereditary prince has announced he will block the measure, setting up a constitutional standoff. Although Liechtensteinʼs parliament approved an initiative to allow elective abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy by a vote of 13-12 last week,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (959+ words) The pontiff said people can feel less free to be themselves even as autonomy is increasingly treated as absolute. Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of a “paradox” in Western societies where a growing emphasis on individual freedom coexists with an…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (996+ words) Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all eight bishops were appointed by him....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (520+ words) A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan bishop and succeeds him after his retirement. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appointed a coadjutor bishop for the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao, the third bishop nomination for the island of Puerto Rico in…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (255+ words) The Holy Father also reflected on the importance of fraternal correction among members of the Church....

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (869+ words) With the usual roads damaged or inaccessible, residents must travel in organized convoys through military checkpoints and Israeli-occupied territory, an ordea......