The special synod resolved to seek 50% representation for laity, with women forming up to 40% of that share, in every decision-making body of the church.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Aug. 18 it has taken "robust" actions to prevent religious discrimination in ...

Cardinal Aveline said the French bishops heard "sadness, a lot of desolation, a lot of worry, a lot of anguish" from people ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine and in the Holy Land.

Archbishop Gudziak traveled to Ukraine two days after the Aug. 15 summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

A Central American nonprofit center in Florida reports one of its client family members -- despite having an active asylum claim and no criminal record -- was recently detained on his way to work and ...

Several hundred Catholic sisters and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta for the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference ...

In a powerful Aug. 20 general audience address on the topic of forgiveness, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the moment when Jesus, during the last supper, offers a morsel to the Judas who was about to ...

"Ukraine must not be forced into 'asymmetric' obligations concerning the special status of the Russian language, culture, the ...

Jesus' love and forgiveness do not deny the truth of pain and betrayal, but they do prevent evil from having the last word, ...

At a time when many governments seem unable promote peace, justice and development for all, Christians must be prophetic, reaching out to others and daring to try something new, Pope Leo XIV said.

A plan for Pope Leo XIV to visit Lebanon as well as Turkey in late November and early December is being studied, a Vatican official said.