ROME — Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final event ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families.

The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from ...

The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

A Swedish youth choir marked the feast of St. Lucy by singing at a Mass at the Vatican on Thursday, Dec. 11. Students from ...

A Vatican report on women deacons published last week said that women could not be admitted to the diaconate “understood as a ...

An interpreter broke down in tears while translating an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy’s testimony about his mother’s death in a ...

In fact, the Wikimedia Foundation announced Dec. 2 that "Deaths in 2025" -- an entry that includes Pope Francis -- was their ...

In a time marked by increased conflict and division, we need authentic testimonies of human kindness and charity to remind us ...

According to a report by Vatican News, the meeting opened with Hong Kong’s Cardinal Stephen Chow describing AI as a “gift ...

The recent UN climate conference in Brazil, COP30, exposed deep divisions over the best ways to protect us from the worsening ...

"Our relatives are finally home. For First Nations, these are not only artifacts. They are sacred, living items," National ...