Scenes from the Life of Saint Augustine of Hippo, South Netherlandish — Master of the Legend of St. Augustine (fl. circa 1480–1490). (Photo: Creative Commons CC0 1.0) Pope Leo XIV entered the ...

The file is suspended. The Catholic Church will not beatify Luisa Piccarreta, an Italian mystic known for her spiritual exercises centered on union with the will of God On January 24, Bishop ...

Interview: Jean-Marc Lavergne, one of two French judges appointed by the United Nations to serve in the Khmer Rouge trials in Phnom Penh reflects on one of the 20th century’s greatest atrocities.

The eighteenth century composition “The Council of Nicaea,” by F. Pavlovskyi, I. Maksimovych, and A. Galik and others. In Gate Church of the Trinity (Kyiv Monastery of the Caves). (Photo by H ...

The anniversary of Islamic revolution is celebrated on 11 February 1979 and Iranians march toward Azadi Tower in Theran, 11 February 2015. (Photo by Mostafameraji / CC BY-SA 4.0) We’ve talked so ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, during a ceremony in awarding him with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Jean-Arnault ...

Since bishops have no children, though one could sarcastically point to more than a few exceptions in church history, apostolic succession refers not to a legal inheritance, but to the human chain ...

Most wanted by egyptian police belongs to Muslim Brotherhood armed militia. (Photo by Elagamytarek / CC BY-SA 4.0) A newly declassified government report, released May 21, outlines how the Muslim ...

What have you learned about the treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians held by Russia? Veronika Velch: We’ve interviewed hundreds of former Ukrainian prisoners of war, their ...

First Regina Coeli of Pope Leo XIV, Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, May 11, 2025. (Photo by picture alliance / Stefano Spaziani/Newscom/MaxPPP) In a speech that drew extended ...

Pope Leo XIV receives U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance at the Vatican May 20. (Photo: Office of the Vice President of the United States/Wikimedia Commons) A string of high-level bilateral meetings ...

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34) Jesus describes as ‘new’ a commandment known since the time of Moses. What is new ...