Vatican agency says 17 churchworkers murdered in 2025
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Seventeen Catholic priests, sisters, seminarians and lay workers were murdered in 2025, according to…
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At education Jubilee, pope names St. John Henry Newman ‘doctor of the church’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The lives of St. John Henry Newman and of all the saints…
Recognition of St. Newman is ecumenical celebration, leaders say
ROME (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV’s recognition of St. John Henry Newman as a “doctor of…
Faith thrives in community, not isolation, pope tells young adults
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged an international group of young adults to reach…
Pope Leo’s first trip will focus on ecumenical, interreligious relations
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed,…
A synodal church evangelizes better, works together for justice, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The pursuit of synodality should strengthen the Catholic Church’s mission of proclaiming…
Church must support concrete pro-family policies, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A society cannot pretend to be pro-family if it does not adopt…
Pope, King Charles share historic prayer in Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the…
Attacks on religious liberty increase, say cardinal, papal foundation
ROME (CNS) — Religious freedom is not only a fundamental and essential human right, “it is…
Marriage is a ‘noble, exalted’ vocation, path to holiness, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Sacramental marriage and traditional family life increase joy in the good times,…
Pope boards sailboat to speak peace with young adults
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV traveled 23 miles by car to board the “Bel…