An Israeli report released Tuesday said that Hamas used sexual violence as a ''tactical weapon of war'' in its Oct. 7, 2023, ...

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Pope Leo XIV named the French archbishop Thibault Verny as the new president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Archbishop Thibault Verny of Chambéry, France, during a meeting at the Vatican June 5, 2025. The ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican ...

The Rev. Curtis Lambert — who has “strenuously denied” the allegations, per a letter from Cardinal Blase Cupich — was pulled ...

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-week vacation starting this weekend, in his first break since his historic election on May 8. Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV, 69, started a six-week long vacation at the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo Sunday, getting out of the Roman ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, the head of Tibetan Buddhism, marked his 90th birthday Sunday with a celebration attended by thousands ...

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in ...

As Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to be a real vacation for the new pontiff.