On May 20, the Pope began a series of messages focused on 'Sacrosanctum Concilium,' a constitution on the sacred liturgy and ...

Papal encyclicals are a powerful way the pope shapes global debates and articulates Church doctrine, but how should Catholics ...

ROME—With Pope Leo XIV’s first big crisis looming, the Vatican on Wednesday issued a final warning to a breakaway group of ...

With Pope Leo XIV's first big crisis looming, the Vatican on Wednesday issued a final warning to a breakaway group of ...

The Order of Pius is one of the highest diplomatic distinctions conferred by the Holy See, usually received by heads of state ...

Tensions increased further in April, when American cardinals joined Leo in challenging the morality of war against Iran. Trump crudely assailed the pope on social media, denigrating him as “WEAK on ...

Bishop Robert Barron slams borderline communists in the Democratic Party, warning that the extreme leftward shift poses a ...

Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for “Rededicate 250,” a taxpayer-funded Christian evangelical service backed by President Trump. The eight-hour lineup ...

A study group established by Pope Francis after the Synod on Synodality has called for a greater role for the laity and clergy in the selection of bishops, especially by involving the diocesan priests ...

NCR readers respond to stories about the church and mental health, the war in Iran and the Vatican's handling of the Priestly ...

The Holy See confirmed that a traditionalist group’s plans to ordain bishops will incur excommunication if they take place.