WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Amid growing concern from humanitarian organizations and Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, ...

The chair of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace put out a statement on July 31 demanding more ...

The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...

Islamist terrorists killed 49 Christians during a church service in Komanda, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The attack was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group ...

Before a packed St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV gave his first general audience after his summer vacation in ...

The world -- marked by a climate of violence and hatred -- needs healing, Pope Leo XIV said in his general audience July 30.

The enthusiastic joy of young people, who love Jesus and want all wars to stop, will be heard to the ends of the earth, Pope ...

By learning to communicate with honesty and prudence, Christians can help avoid wounding others, and by sharing the Gospel, ...

Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics and showed up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony, ...

The “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire took effect at midnight Tuesday following five days of deadly border clashes.

The pontiff expressed sympathy and regret over the murders and wished for peace in the region after the tragic attack left over 40 people dead.

USCIRF Chair Vick Hartzler called the attack "particularly disturbing as it targeted a place of worship during an evening service." ...