Father Robert Prevost’s early years in Peru shaped his ministry and vision for the church—but few know the brutal reality he ...

They died singing hymns and refusing to renounce Christ. The Blessed Martyrs of Orange gave their lives on an 1,800-year-old ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops focused on morality in its own campaign to end capital punishment, which was launched in 2005. And from time to time, popes have made special appeals to ...

Revised plans for a City of London office block amended after a Roman basilica was found beneath the site have been approved.

Experience the magic of Rome at night, from visiting the Colosseum to exploring the city's vibrant nightlife. Rome is ...

The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome, his first break since his election in May, but he has plenty to think about.

In the 1870s, as the country moved uneasily into the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, St. Anthony of Padua Parish in ...

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

From the early days of the Restoration, Church leaders have championed the fundamental human right to religious freedom. Here ...

The latest work by renowned historian Diarmaid MacCulloch tackles Christian attitudes to sex over the centuries. Modern-day Christians who talk about traditional values usually don’t know how ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff Thursday, recalling that from the ...