6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1160+ words) Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who spoke openly about their sexuality, faith and how the Catholic Church's negative teaching on homosexuality had hurt…...

1+ day, 34+ min ago  (449+ words) Pope Leo XIV has prayed for political leaders to end "fratricidal hatred" in the world. He spent Friday, the anniversary of his election, in Pompeii, marking a feast day important to him. Leo traveled to the city near Naples to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (694+ words) The skeletons " known as Vincenzius, Valerius, Benedictus and Felix Benedictus " are the remains of so-called catacomb saints that were brought to the Benedictine monastery near the Bavarian town of Bad Staffelstein from Rome in the late 17th and 18th century. "It's actually…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (239+ words) Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month. The Vatican says his June 6-12 trip will include stops in Madrid and the Canary Islands. Leo will meet with government…...

3+ day, 32+ min ago  (817+ words) Technological advancements have made cosmetic procedures more accessible but have also lead many to grapple with the philosophical and ethical implications. Some religious views discourage vanity while others see cosmetic surgery as a personal choice. Women are often faced with…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (382+ words) Published May 2, 2026 6: 24 am The Chicago-born Leo met with members of The Papal Foundation, a major funder of papal development projects in the developing world, in the Apostolic Palace at the end of their annual pilgrimage to Rome. In his remarks,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (864+ words) Published Apr 27, 2026 2: 44 am: Updated Apr 27, 2026 9: 02 am The encounter between Christianity's two most famous religious figures would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, given the divisions between their two churches over women's ordination in general and Mullally's appointment in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (666+ words) Mullally thanked Leo for welcoming her on her first foreign visit since she was installed last month as the first woman leader of the Church of England and spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. Mullally, whose appointment…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1111+ words) APTOPIX Equatorial Guinea Africa Pope Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of four African nations gave the usually reserved pontiff a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about problems on the continent, while preaching peace and uprightness in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1113+ words) Published Apr 23, 2026 8: 04 am Pope Leo XIV's 11-day tour of four African nations gave the usually reserved pontiff a global platform to speak out, in sometimes explosive terms, about problems on the continent, while preaching peace and uprightness in a world…...