The Holy Father in his Wednesday audience said St. Mark’s Gospel shows us that Jesus’ love for his disciples “is not the ...

She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1980 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, 2012 — becoming the first Native American to be canonized. Venerable Fulton Sheen ...

In 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named Peters a referendary, or consultant, to the Apostolic Signatura, the Holy See's highest court under the pope himself. He was the first layperson to serve in this role.

But when Pope Leo XIV and the great saints speak of prayer, they don’t speak of it just in good times. Prayer is what holds you through the rough times.

Pope John Paul II also spoke against the arms trade, especially during the Cold War, advocating for peace and dialogue instead of conflict. He emphasized the need for a global commitment to ...

Vatican City, Jul 23, 2025 / 13:42 pm Pope Leo XIV returned to the Vatican on July 22 around 9 p.m. local time after spending more than two weeks at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo.

A teenage pope who threw orgies, sold the papacy for gold and donned the tiara thrice—yet was damned as a demon in the guise of a priest.

(AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Observatory and spoke by phone with astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin There are a few precedents of papal calls to “space.” ...