4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (165+ words) A 55-metre statue of the Virgin Mary now towers over the Polish village of Konotopie, the tallest Marian monument in Europe and second in the world after the Mother of All Asia effigy in the Philippines. The concrete and steel…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (219+ words) Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6-17 November, the Vatican said on Wednesday, in a return to the continent where the pontiff spent decades as a missionary. The pope, who was born Robert Francis Prevost in the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (396+ words) On the day of the 250th anniversary of the United States, Pope Leo XIV chose to visit Lampedusa, the island that has become a symbol of the migrant emergency in Italy and across Europe. The last time a pope visited Lampedusa…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (449+ words) The Society of Saint Pius X has responded to Pope Leo XIV after the excommunication which followed the ordination of four bishops without the Vatican's approval. The superior general, Father Davide Pagliarani, as he had already done in response to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (590+ words) The Vatican has declared the automatic excommunication of leading figures of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, the Lefebvrists, following the controversial ordination of four new bishops carried out without papal approval. The decree, issued by the Dicastery for…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (806+ words) The Vatican has issued a final appeal to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, while in Switzerland preparations are underway for a new break with Rome. On one side is the Pope, urging them to stop. On the other…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (536+ words) Denmark is often described as one of Europe’s most secular countries. Yet every spring, thousands of teenagers still dress up and walk into church for confirmation, a Christian rite that has become one of the country’s defining coming-of-age rituals. According…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (549+ words) Pope Leo XIV left the Canary Islands for Rome on Friday in a Falcon plane offered by Spanish King Felipe VI after his original aircraft suffered a technical glitch, according to reporters at the scene. The flight took off just…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (571+ words) Pope Leo XIV denounced the "scourge" of sexual violence by Catholic clergy on Monday and called for a "culture of care" in the Church ahead of an expected private meeting with victims in Spain. "Faced with this scourge, the ecclesial…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (852+ words) For a few moments, the scene looks more like a concert than a religious gathering. Thousands of people sing, raise their hands and follow the event from the stands of Madrid’s Palacio Vistalegre. On stage appears Franklin Graham, son of…...