Addressing the executive board of the World Health Organization, a Vatican diplomat discussed organ donation, xenotransplantation (the transplantation of organs from animals), and bioengineering. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, apostolic nuncio and …
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has announced the schedule for the principal commemoration of the 2026 World Day of the Sick (background). The commemoration will take place at …
Our country has a short yet rich literary history, producing some of the most influential novels of the past few centuries. This includes classics such as The Adventures of Tom …
The president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops described the expiration of New START, an arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States, as “simply unacceptable.”
The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced that Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, of Trondheim, Norway, will preach the Lenten spiritual exercises to Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia.
The Vatican Museums announced the beginning of three months of restoration work on The Last Judgment, during which “Michelangelo’s supreme masterpiece will undergo a cleaning procedure.” The Sistine Chapel will …
“Elections are supposed to be about voters picking politicians, not the other way round,” writes NCR’s Michael Sean Winters.
Pope Leo XIV’s pullback from directly engaging with the press on the global news cycle raises questions about how the Holy See will position its voice on the world stage.
The DDF’s prefect, notes Daniel Horan, “specifically mentions ‘listening to others’ and ‘opening ourselves to other points of view’ while affirming the need to ‘pay attention’ to those at the …
Pope Leo XIV has transferred a Brazilian bishop to a smaller diocese.
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