Although there has been a lot of chatter about Maria Montserrat Alvarado’s appointment due to the conservatism of both EWTN and Becket, little attention is bei…

(RNS) — Alvarado will be the youngest person to lead a Vatican dicastery in recent memory and the first woman who is not a religious sister to be a Vatican pre…

Pope Leo XIII is updating the Catholic Church’s 100-year-old “just war” theory to prioritize diplomacy, peacebuilding, and nonviolent conflict resolution over …

Pope Leo XIV took a step Tuesday toward overhauling the Vatican’s communications operations by naming the Mexican-American president of the Catholic U.S. media…

(RNS) — More than 100 experts and advocates gathered for the largest-ever summit in Rome on the challenges to provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene at ho…

ROME (AP) — The mayor said it was comforting to know that someone who comes from the city of Chicago "can speak to justice” and defend “the most vulnerable amo…

President Trump swiped at Pope Leo XIV and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Saturday after the two met in Rome, saying someone at the Vatican should have a…

Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter "Magnifica Humanitas" focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in The Vatican on Ma…

Pope Leo XIV and Bad Bunny may meet in Madrid next week due to overlapping events. A potential encounter highlights the Pope's cultural engagement and the rapp…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast Pope Leo XIV as a powerful global ally on social justice, migration and reparations after meeting the Chicago-born pontiff a…

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Cubs fan, met privately with Pope Leo XIV (born Joseph McCarthy), a White Sox supporter and Chicago native, in a Vatican audie…