Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service
Olympics 2026: Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘healthy competition’ to unite...
In a message to the Archdiocese of Milan, Pope Leo XIV expressed his hope that the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be...
First woman, Archbishop Sarah Mullally, to lead Church of England in its...
Archbishop Sarah Mullally was confirmed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of England's first female to lead the Anglicans.
"She is the first...
‘Crisis of relativism’ threatens peace in Europe, Pope Leo XIV says
Pope Leo XIV warned participants at a European conference on peacebuilding that the "spread of relativism" and reducing truth to a mere opinion undermine...
Crux editor, veteran Vatican journalist John Allen loses battle with cancer
John Allen, the editor-in-chief of Crux whose decades-long career in journalism defined him as one of the authoritative voices on the Vatican and the...
Controversial German bishop will not seek reelection as bishops’ conference president
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of the German bishops' conference, who spearheaded the controversial Synodal Way during his six-year term, announced that he...
Pope Leo XIV evaluating Trump’s invitation to join Board of Peace,...
Pope Leo XIV is currently evaluating an invitation by U.S. President Donald Trump to join his "Board of Peace," an international body chaired by...
Heads of churches of the Holy Land call Christian Zionism a...
As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity unfolded, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of the Holy Land warned that Christian Zionism was...
Surrogacy reduces children to products for sale, Vatican foreign minister Archbishop...
Surrogacy violates the dignity of both unborn children and pregnant women, reducing them to mere commodities and victims of exploitation, said Archbishop Paul R....
At annual Marian celebration in Venezuela — procession of ‘Divina Pastora’...
Each year, the annual Marian procession of the "Divina Pastora" ("Divine Shepherdess") draws millions of pilgrims and devotees in Venezuela.
The Jan. 14 procession, however,...
For Pope Leo XIV, Christian unity is not just an ideal,...
As the Catholic Church prepares to join Christians around the world in commemorating the 2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the theme chosen...









