Pope Leo XIV has named a successor to the embattled archbishop of New Orleans two weeks after the archdiocese agreed to a $230 million settlement for survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
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Pope Leo asks Catholics to pray the rosary for peace every day in October
The pope made his request at the end of his weekly general audience Sept. 24 and the day after he said he had spoken again with the pastor of the only Latin-rite Catholic parish in Gaza.
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Chicago archdiocese’s plan to award Senator Durbin for immigration work meets pushback over abortion
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Ill., in whose diocese Senator Dick Durbin resides, said he was “shocked” by the announcement due to Durbin’s public position on abortion.
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Defense in Vatican ‘trial of the century’ asks prosecutor to recuse himself for questionable conduct
Messages show Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi has a personal interest in the outcome that should preclude him from heading the prosecution, the defense lawyers said.
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Charlie Kirk’s widow says she forgives husband’s alleged killer at memorial attended by Trump, Vance
“The answer to hate is not hate,” Erika Kirk said. “The answer, we know from the Gospel, is love. It’s always love.”
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New mural in St. Patrick’s Cathedral celebrates New York’s immigrant history
The largest permanent artwork commissioned in the 146-year history of “America’s Parish Church,” the painting depicts the apparition at Knock in Ireland, along with New York saints, servants of God, immigrants and first responders.
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In new biography, Pope Leo weighs in on Trump, LGBTQ Catholics and the Latin Mass
In a new interview Pope Leo spoke about a range of issues, including the abuse crisis, Donald Trump, LGBTQ Catholics, the role of women in the church, and Latin Mass.
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King Charles’s presence at first Catholic royal funeral a ‘historic event’ for church and monarchy
“This historic event will help renew the link between the monarchy and Catholicism which was broken at the Reformation,” said Timothy Guile, chairman of the English Catholic History Association.
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Pope Leo said he is praying for Charlie Kirk and his family
Pope Leo XIV told the new U.S. ambassador to the Holy See that he is praying for Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist assassinated in Utah last week, as well as his wife and children, the Vatican spokesman said.
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‘Nuns on the run’ in Austria offer a complex picture of aging in religious life
Three elderly women religious in Austria fled their nursing home and returned to their longtime monastery, defying church superiors.