An open letter to the bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America (known by the Spanish acronym CELAM) released in June by Father Clodovis Boff spurred controversy among clergy members ...

The priest told the bishops that he dared to write to them 'because for a long time' he has seen 'with dismay, repeated signs that our beloved Church is running a truly grave danger.' ...

In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him monsignor. Rivituso was named the auxiliary bishop, the No. 2 position in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, by the late Pope Francis in 2017.

ROME — Leaked documents seemingly undermining Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass provided an incomplete reconstruction of the evidence that informed his 2021 ...

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up with the apparent leak of Vatican documents that undermine the stated reason of his predecessor Pope ...

The shy 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has eschewed the headline-grabbing protagonism of past pontiffs in favor of a quieter, less showy and more reserved way of being pope.

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a six-week vacation, Sunday, July 6, 2025.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents, which were posted online this week by a Vatican reporter.

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small ...

A Vatican spokesman has played down the significance of recently leaked Vatican documents that appear to cast doubt on Pope Francis’ rationale for restricting the Latin Mass.

The man replacing him was hand-picked by the highest-ranking member of the catholic church: Pope Leo the 14th. “ I am so humbled by an appointment from Pope Leo," Mark S. Rivituso said.