Margaret Karram, president of the Rome-based Focolare movement, visited the United States to discuss current issues in peacemaking.

We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of creation.

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as they saw the white smoke pouring from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.

In this interview, Cardinal Gracias speaks about the election of Leo XIV, his membership in Pope Francis’ council of cardinal advisors and why he considers Francis a saint.

A Homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension, by Father Terrance Klein

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must start negotiating and stop the killing, the Vatican secretary of state said.

Rev. Paul Nicholson, S.J., begins his homily for the Ascension with a striking image from Medieval art: Jesus’ feet dangling in the air, his body swallowed by clouds.

Pope Leo's quotation of Augustine after his election contains within it an important theological point about the nature of the episcopacy. The quotation signals Leo XIV’s approach to his role as bishop of Rome.

The Bible itself contains the most powerful argument against making the Ten Commandments a moral guide for all citizens.