Beatified by Pope St. John Paul II in 1999, these 108 martyrs bore witness to Christ under Nazi and Communist persecution ...

Newlywed couples meet with Pope Francis during a general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 11, 2023. Pope Francis had formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples ...

Today the church remembers the sacrifice and ... I don’t doubt that at some future point these martyrs, like St. Charles and the Ugandan martyrs we pray with today, may be offered their own ...

Tagle had served as cardinal priest of the Church of San Felice da Cantalice in Centocelle since 2012. In 2022, Pope Francis elevated him to the order of cardinal bishops, assigning him to the same ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you,” and emphasized a message of peace, dialogue and missionary ...

The biggest ask is making zero tolerance part of the church's canon law ... We were waiting for Pope John Paul II." The group also spoke out about their new Conclave Watch project, writing ...

Pope Leo XIV, in one of his first personnel appointments, on Monday named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the ...

Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina was created a cardinal by Pope Francis during the consistory at St. Peter’s Basilica ... Theological Institute John Paul II for Marriage and the Family ...

Watch live as Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of Saint Paul at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.

and Pope St. John Paul II’s “Centesimus Annus” (“The Hundredth Year,” 1991). Earlier this year, Pope Francis laid out the Church’s reflection on this subject in “Antiqua et Nova,” a document “On the ...

It was a momentous occasion for the Catholic Church as the first-ever American Pope was officially inaugurated on Sunday. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, a practicing Catholic, attended the ...