An 82-year-old Ukrainian Catholic religious sister was beaten to death in Ivaí, Brazil, on February 21. The perpetrator, who was reportedly under the influence of crack cocaine, broke into the …

Pope Leo XIV and members of the Roman Curia began their Lenten retreat in the Apostolic Palace on the evening of February 22. The retreat, whose theme is “Enlightened by …

At a conference in Estonia, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations hailed the example of Blessed Eduard Profittlich, SJ (1890-1942), who led the Church in …

During a pastoral visit to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the Praetorian Barracks in Rome on February 22, Pope Leo XIV told members of the Salesian …

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich, 70, from the office of apostolic nuncio to the Netherlands, ten months after Pope Francis appointed him to the post.

In a February 21 meeting with the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Pope Leo XIV approved decrees that advanced five beatification causes.

Pope Leo XIV recalled the late Cardinal Polycarp Pengo of Tanzania as a “wise and gentle pastor,” in a telegram of condolence to his successor, Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi of …