The consultant emphasized that the pontifical document is a doctrinal note that “deepens, clarifies, and states that these ...

Reflecting on the Nativity scene, Pope Leo pointed to the many figures shown at work — each carrying out a task — as a ...

The enduring Filipino Christmas tradition of Simbang Gabi resonated powerfully at the heart of Catholicism as thousands of ...

The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate ...

A look back at 2025, as seen from space. Cameras and instruments on board satellites picked up natural events, human ...

Vatican accepts Cardinal Dolan resignation as New York archbishop, naming Ronald Hicks as successor to lead the archdiocese ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed for Mary's maternal intercession so that she would help nations avoid lies and hatred and instruct ...

Christian archaeology seeks to see, hear and touch the Word made flesh, Pope Leo XIV said, inviting the world's bishops and ...

Indigenous leaders waited on the snowy tarmac at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Saturday as the precious cargo was unloaded from an Air Canada jet. The boxes contained more ...

Pope Leo XIV meets with the participants in the Conference “Artificial Intelligence and Care of Our Common Home” in the Vatican on Dec. 5, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen As Artificial ...

The Vatican has issued, solely in Italian, the opinion of the chair of Pope Francis' Second Commission for the Study of the Diaconate. Its substance can be translated quickly: Women cannot be ordained ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters aboard an airplane ...