The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as ...

Pope Leo XIV won’t reverse the Vatican’s former policy on same-sex blessings, despite ongoing criticism from conservative bishops.

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...

Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...

We live in a world that is burning’ - The Pope, who has been vacationing outside Rome, says the world is experiencing a ...

For one newly married Catholic couple, a recent meeting with the first Illinois-born pope presented a spontaneous opportunity ...

The Vatican has released a new liturgy for the Mass reflecting concern for the environment, offering prayers, readings and hymns that highlight the church's responsibility to protect the Earth.

I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I ...

The tiny, but vocal group of Catholics trying to perpetuate the Tridentine Rite are pressuring Pope Leo to stop phasing out ...

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

Best-selling author, Harvard professor and renowned social scientist Arthur Brooks says the missionary character and approach ...

Father Robert Prevost’s early years in Peru shaped his ministry and vision for the church—but few know the brutal reality he ...