Pope Leo XIV mourned the passing of King Harald V, Norway’s head of state from 1991 until his passing on August 28. In a telegram to the new king, Haakon …

Pope Leo XIV received the president, vice president, and secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) in an August 28 audience. The CBCI has not published a news …

Pope Leo XIV received the president and two vice presidents of the Bishops’ Conference of France in an August 28 audience. The bishops’ conference has not published a news report …

In a rare but not unprecedented decision, Pope Leo XIV transferred Bishop Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, S.D.B., who has led the apostolic vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo since 2013, to the …

Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, announced the public Masses over which Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to preside in September and October. In addition to the Masses …

U.S. Supreme Court A student challenges a 2004 Supreme Court decision, the Diocese of Scranton reopens its seminary, and Benedictine College names a speaker for its library dedication in this …

The California Capitol in Sacramento A California bill would ban ‘addictive features’ on social media for youth under the age of 16.

Faith leaders meet with Karen Schneier Dresbach, executive vice president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, and Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of …