The special synod resolved to seek 50% representation for laity, with women forming up to 40% of that share, in every decision-making body of the church.

Several hundred Catholic sisters and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta for the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference ...

Cardinal Aveline said the French bishops heard "sadness, a lot of desolation, a lot of worry, a lot of anguish" from people ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine and in the Holy Land.

In a powerful Aug. 20 general audience address on the topic of forgiveness, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the moment when Jesus, during the last supper, offers a morsel to the Judas who was about to ...

At a time when many governments seem unable promote peace, justice and development for all, Christians must be prophetic, reaching out to others and daring to try something new, Pope Leo XIV said.

Jesus' love and forgiveness do not deny the truth of pain and betrayal, but they do prevent evil from having the last word, ...

Pope Leo XIV has named Father Ralph O'Donnell as new bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, four months after then-Bishop W.

A plan for Pope Leo XIV to visit Lebanon as well as Turkey in late November and early December is being studied, a Vatican official said.

Archbishop Gudziak traveled to Ukraine two days after the Aug. 15 summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

Pope Leo XIV lights a candle and prays in the Cave of St. Benedict at the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace of Mentorella near ...

Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, ...