Pope Leo XIV is set to release his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), on May 25. It will ...

Pope Leo XIV has confirmed that he will hold a consistory with cardinals from around the world on June 26–27, saying their previous discussions produced contributions that are “a resource of lasting ...

The four documents Pope Leo XIV ordered drawn up to inform a recent gathering of cardinals at the Vatican each took a somewhat different approach, a Crux review has determined, with each document ...

Pope Leo XIV speaks with the College of Cardinals at the Vatican during an audience May 10, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – One could perhaps summarize Pope Leo XIV’s high profile meeting ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including a “loving care for the least and the rejected.” By Emma Bubola Reporting ...

Pope Francis calls on believers to become 'missionary disciples' who spread the message of God’s love in every aspect of life. He urges Christians to move beyond complacency and self-centred faith, ...

Pope Francis visited Philadelphia during the 2015 World Meeting of Families. The entire city paused to welcome the pontiff as Catholics flocked to town to catch a glimpse and pray with the leader of ...

Rome (Agenzia Fides) - After the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven - as the Gospel of Mark - his disciples "went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the Word ...

"The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus" (EG, 1) The Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (the Joy of the Gospel) was drawn up by Pope Francis in 2013 to ...

The Holy See and the United States once had a close partnership. Under U.S. President Ronald Reagan, for instance, the CIA provided regular briefings to Pope John Paul II, as the Vatican coordinated ...

DIALOGUE between science and faith also belongs to the work of evangelization at the service of peace. Whereas positivism and scientism “refuse to admit the validity of forms of knowledge other than ...