3+ hour, 16+ min ago  (488+ words) VATICAN CITY'Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue. Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, emphasized Easter's message of hope as a celebration…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1146+ words) Israeli police blocked the Catholic cardinal of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, sparking criticism from global leaders. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Friar Francesco Ielpo were prevented from entering the church, where they intended…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (71+ words) People Finding Their Faith Is Good for America, for the People, for the Future: Analyst'NTD News President Donald Trump spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on Feb. 5, where he touted his efforts to protect Christians…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (108+ words) Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (L) gestures as he addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost is…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (102+ words) The deserted Nativity Church in the biblical city of Bethlehem on Dec. 20, 2023. (Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images) Palestinians and visitors attend midnight Mass at the Nativity Church in Bethlehem in the West Bank in the evening of Dec. 24. Explosion…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (170+ words) Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (L) gestures as he addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost is…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (88+ words) Hicks has several similarities to Pope Leo. They are both originally from Chicago but spent years as missionaries'Leo in Peru while Hicks in El Salvador. Pope Leo XIV made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (26+ words) Pope Leo XIV wished "Happy Thanksgiving" to Americans on board the papal plane. Pope Leo XIV wished "Happy Thanksgiving" to Americans on board the papal plane....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (31+ words) The funeral ceremony of Pope Francis in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images) Christmas preparations are also underway at the Vatican....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (331+ words) When Alicia Lee was a Goldman Sachs banker in Manhattan, she also served as a faith leader in her spare time at a church that was just a 10-minute walk away on Wall Street. "The need is very urgent, and…...