The USCCB statement did not name President Donald Trump, but it came as a growing number of bishops have acknowledged that ...

As they "draw close to Jesus" during the SEEK 2026 conference, Pope Leo urged attendees, "Do not be afraid to ask him what he ...

The body of one Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili, still remains in Gaza. Israel opposes moving to the second stage of the ceasefire ...

Cambodia said Jan. 2 that Thai forces had taken control of a disputed border village, accusing Thailand of "annexing" the ...

Homosexual activity is illegal in Sri Lanka, and the penalty for same-sex relations is up to 10 years in prison — although ...

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an independent tally, setting a new record for the number of ...

Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Jan. 1, with six reported killed, the first deaths since ...

"Several dozen" people are presumed dead after a fire broke out in a bar packed with people celebrating the New Year in a ...

Pope Leo XIV said the world is saved not by violence, but by understanding, forgiveness and welcoming everyone ...

Diego Mattei SJ profiles Jenny Erpenbeck, the 2024 International Booker Prize winner. Explore her upbringing in East Berlin, ...

In May 2023, Lorenzo Fazzini, editorial director of the Vatican’s Publishing House, in agreement with Paolo Ruffini, prefect ...

Vatican agency Fides reports 17 Catholic church workers were murdered in 2025, with Nigeria accounting for five deaths.