Pope Leo XIV's interview with a Vatican journalist provides insight into how he sees his role as pope: a bridge-builder, ...

The papacy of Pope Francis has been marked by pointed debate from its inception, and 2023 was no different in this regard. As always, the Pope has his fervent adherents, as well as his fevered ...

Pope John XXIII leads the opening session of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 11, 1962. (CNS) The ongoing Synod on Synodality has caused no small amount of discussion about ...

The final document from the now-concluded assembly of the synod on synodality will receive a tepid reception in some quarters. But the text captures what happened, and what happened is extraordinary ...

Sheriff Richard Vernon of Nemaha County, Kan., talks with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City outside of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Seneca, Kan., April 3, 2025. Earlier that day, Sts. Peter ...