The debate surrounding the traditional Latin Mass within the Catholic Church has intensified significantly in the early days of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. It follows the alleged leak of Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV does not intend to overturn Pope Francis' limits on celebrating the traditional Latin Mass but will grant two-year dispensations to bishops who ask, a nuncio said.

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Catholic community is joining those around the world mourning the loss of Pope Francis. Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died Monday at the age of 88. People gathered at ...

The best way to describe him is as the anti-polarization pope. His biggest issues are peace and unity. He knows he’s ...

A Vatican spokesman has played down the significance of recently leaked Vatican documents that appear to cast doubt on Pope Francis’ rationale for restricting the Latin Mass, calling the documents ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Pope Francis is back at the Vatican in Rome after a busy 10-day trip to Cuba and the United States. He left Philadelphia on Sunday night after participating in the World Meeting of ...

The pope celebrated Mass with some 5,000 people, many foreign-born Catholics, in an intimate Istanbul arena on Nov. 29, his ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn’t stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and ...

Pope Leo XIV dedicated the final morning of his visit to Turkey on Sunday to strengthening ties with the Armenian Apostolic ...