VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV warned diplomats of rising global volatility, fractured communication and a growing disregard for human life in his annual speech to representatives to the Holy See.

BEIRUT – Ravers danced and swayed to the loud bass at a popular nightclub in the heart of the city of Beirut. It was another ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday announced a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, tapping Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois to lead one of the nation’s largest and most influential ...

Ravers danced and swayed to the loud bass at a popular night club in the heart of this city. It was another sold-out Saturday ...

Pope Leo XIV has met with families of Italian teenagers killed or injured in a fire that engulfed a Swiss ski resort bar ...

The Gaza ceasefire is still in the first of three proposed stages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Florida for talks with President Donald Trump on Monday. The ceasefire in Gaza is ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV closed the 2025 Holy Year Tuesday, denouncing consumerism and anti-foreigner sentiment during the ...

January brought the inauguration of President Donald Trump for his second, nonconsecutive term, and with it a slew of executive orders that ranged from renaming the Gulf of Mexico to delaying the ban ...

Pope Francis told Jewish leaders an outright attack on the State of Israel is just as ‘anti-semitic’ as attacks against Jews. VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis told Jewish leaders an outright attack on the ...

Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) has revoked a series of executive orders issued by former Mayor Eric Adams (D), including some aimed at supporting Israel. “That was a date ...

Pope Leo XIV opened the new year Thursday with an appeal to the world for peace and urging people everywhere to begin 2026 by rejecting violence and committing to reconciliation. Speaking during his ...

Pope Leo XIV is preparing for a very busy year at the Vatican in 2026, with important events such as the conclusion of the Jubilee of Hope and his first consistory of cardinals since his election on ...