Tag: Pope Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY  -- Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach, Florida, and named as his successor...

The newly named leader of the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, introduced himself to the faithful of his new home Dec....

VATICAN CITY  -- In one of the most anticipated U.S. episcopal appointments of his pontificate so far, Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation...

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s Dec. 17, 2025 general audience given in St. Peter’s Square. Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and...

VATICAN CITY-- Pope Leo XIV and Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke by telephone Dec. 17, just days after a terrorist attack on a Hanukkah...

VATICAN CITY  -- Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ramón Bejarano, currently auxiliary bishop of San Diego and titular bishop of Carpi, as Bishop...

WASHINGTON -- Although there was a significant increase in executions in the U.S. in 2025, a smaller number of new death sentences was imposed,...

Life issues are perennially critical to the robust public witness of the Catholic Church, but 2025 nonetheless proved a particularly eventful year across a...

After two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah in a terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Pope...

VATICAN CITY -- The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope, Pope Leo XIV said. "As we contemplate them in...