Pope Leo encourages Catholics to deepen prayer through Liturgy of the Hours
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Returning to his weekly general audiences after a monthlong summer break, Pope…
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Pope names new nuncio to Permanent Observer Mission to UN
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and…
Archives: From marshy to manicured: Gardens’ gruesome past grows into green haven
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Today’s lush and immaculately manicured Vatican Gardens were once just a sprawl…
Archives: Paul VI accused Archbishop Lefebvre of acting like an ‘antipope’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Confronting a rebel archbishop’s accusations and acts of defiance was the heaviest…
Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hesitation and resistance to the Church’s synodal journey can be addressed with…
On US Independence Day, Pope Leo honours migrants in Lampedusa
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (CNS) — For more than 30 years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo said he has examined…
Why the SSPX dispute was never really about the Latin Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican declared July 2 that the six bishops involved in the…
‘Good shepherds’ are called to seek lost sheep, US archbishops receiving pallium say
ROME (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV’s call for unity in diversity extends beyond greater communion within…
Cardinals describe candid discussions on war, synodality at Pope Leo’s consistory
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV’s second consistory gave cardinals from around the world an…
Archbishops are called to build unity in diversity, serve the truth in charity, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With bishops leading the way, every Christian should help build unity in…
Pope Leo tells cardinals war is ‘never blessed by God’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Opening the first day of his second consistory with cardinals from around…