Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blessed Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced. Meeting with cardinals living...

VATICAN CITY -- The cultural and pastoral diversity among clergy is not a burden but a gift that should enrich communion within the church...

VATICAN CITY -- Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in...

VATICAN CITY -- During a meeting with Eastern Catholics, many of whom come from war-torn regions of the world, Pope Leo XIV pledged the...

VATICAN CITY -- As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first...

VATICAN CITY -- The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the...

VATICAN CITY -- Mercy -- the cornerstone of Pope Francis' teaching and ministry -- must guide the Catholic Church through its period of mourning...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis chose the small Italian island of Lampedusa as the destination for his first trip outside Rome after...

VATICAN CITY -- Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside...