White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

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Border czar Homan offers to ‘explain’ Trump policy to Pope Leo XIV

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Feb 27
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Card. Ambongo leads historic call for fundamental change in African water management

Feb 27
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Trees and buildings dot Tapalpa, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, a day after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." (Credit: Marco Ugarte/AP.)

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Cardinal Jaime Sin hosted both of Pope John Paul II’s visits to the Philippines in 1981 and 1995. (Credit: Ryansean071/Wikimedia Commons.)

Filipinos remember prophetic Cardinal Sin on 40th People Power anniversary

Feb 27
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Pope Leo XIV at the Lenten retreat in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

In Lenten meditation, Bishop Erik Varden addresses abuse, corruption

Feb 25
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican where Catholic faithful and pilgrims gathered for the traditional Sunday blessing at the end of the noon Angelus prayer, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Credit: Riccardo De Luca/AP.)

Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan

Feb 25
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Sri Lankan police officers secure the area of exploded St. Anthony’s Church on Easter Sunday attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 28, 2019. (Credit: Eranga Jayawardena/AP.)

Sri Lanka police arrest former intelligence chief in connection with 2019 bombings

Feb 25
Krishan Francis,
Associated Press

In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a local passes by a destroyed apartment building following an Russian air strike in the town of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (Credit: Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine’s 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP.)

On anniversary of Russian invasion, Major Archbishop says Pope Leo understands Ukraine

Feb 24
Charles Collins

India’s Supreme Court grants temporary relief to tribal Christians in burial dispute

Feb 24
Nirmala Carvalho

Revelers take part in the annual flour war marking the end of the Carnival season on Clean Monday in Galaxidi, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of Athens, Monday Feb. 23, 2026, starting the 40-day Christian Lent fast leading to Easter. (Credit: Petros Giannakouris/AP.)

‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

Feb 24
Petros Giannakouris,
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Members of Coro Terzo Tempo gather inside the church of Sant’Antonio Abate before a concert in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: María Teresa Hernández/AP.)

Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics

Feb 24
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

Church gains prominence in humanitarian work in Cuba as criticism of the regime intensifies

Feb 24
Eduardo Campos Lima

Supporters of jailed Ugandan opposition figure pray for him after president tries to stop it

Feb 23
Rodney Muhumuza,
Associated Press

82-year-old nun killed in Brazilian convent

Feb 23
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Photos from Assisi as the bones of St. Francis go on display

Feb 23
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Associated Press

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Filipinos remember prophetic Cardinal Sin on 40th People Power anniversary

Feb 27
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In Lenten meditation, Bishop Erik Varden addresses abuse, corruption

Feb 25
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Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan

Feb 25
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Sri Lanka police arrest former intelligence chief in connection with 2019 bombings

Feb 25
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Associated Press

On anniversary of Russian invasion, Major Archbishop says Pope Leo understands Ukraine

Feb 24
Charles Collins

India’s Supreme Court grants temporary relief to tribal Christians in burial dispute

Feb 24
Nirmala Carvalho

‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

Feb 24
Petros Giannakouris,
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Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics

Feb 24
María Teresa Hernández,
Associated Press

Church gains prominence in humanitarian work in Cuba as criticism of the regime intensifies

Feb 24
Eduardo Campos Lima

Supporters of jailed Ugandan opposition figure pray for him after president tries to stop it

Feb 23
Rodney Muhumuza,
Associated Press

News Analysis

Border czar Homan offers to ‘explain’ Trump policy to Pope Leo XIV

Feb 27
Charles Collins

Candid talk from senior cardinal on Pope Francis, Benedict XVI

Feb 22
Christopher R. Altieri

Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Feb 21
Christopher R. Altieri

The smartphone apps DeepSeek page is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Jan. 28, 2025. (Credit: Andy Wong/AP.)

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Feb 19
Charles Collins

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a thumbs up as he departs Munich International Airport in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after attending the Munich Security Conference. (Credit: Alex Brandon/Pool photo via AP.)

Rubio’s speech on US-Europe relations finds parallels in Vatican-NATO relations

Feb 16
Charles Collins

Charles Collins

A ‘chatbot’ can’t replace angels, Bishop Varden tells Pope Leo, Roman Curia

Feb 26
Charles Collins

Pages from the U.S. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website are arranged for a photograph in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Credit{ Patrick Sison/AP.)

Assisted suicide increases rates of non-medical suicide, statistics show

Feb 25
Charles Collins

On anniversary of Russian invasion, Major Archbishop says Pope Leo understands Ukraine

Feb 24
Charles Collins

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Feb 18
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV receives officials of the Tribunal of Roman Rota for the inauguration of their judicial year in the Vatican on Jan. 26, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

Jan 27
Charles Collins

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Pope Leo XIV receives the letters of credential of Brian F. Burch as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See during an audience Sept. 13, 2025, in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

US Ambassador sees potential for ‘Catholic Moment’ with Leo

Feb 25
Elise Ann Allen

Brian Burch speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination for to be Ambassador to The Holy See, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

US immigration law ‘not rooted in hate or xenophobia,’ ambassador says

Feb 25
Elise Ann Allen

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Feb 18
Elise Ann Allen

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

Feb 17
Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

In Lenten meditation, Bishop Erik Varden addresses abuse, corruption

Feb 25
Christopher R. Altieri

New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See

Feb 17
Christopher R. Altieri

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Senior U.S. Church leaders call for presidential apology in wake of racist social media post

Feb 10
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope receives Courage International leadership delegation

Feb 7
Christopher R. Altieri

Father John Wauck blesses the coffin of John L. Allen Jr. on Jan. 26, 2026, in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. (Credit: YouTube.)

Border czar Homan offers to ‘explain’ Trump policy to Pope Leo XIV

Card. Ambongo leads historic call for fundamental change in African water management

In ‘El Mencho’s’ last redoubt, a crucifix, saint candles and a handwritten psalm

Holy See renews call for moratorium on AI weapons-development

A ‘chatbot’ can’t replace angels, Bishop Varden tells Pope Leo, Roman Curia

Vatican official tells UN so-called ‘new rights’ can attack religious freedom

Daniela Petroff, AP’s longtime Vatican reporter, dies at 80

Holy See renews call for moratorium on AI weapons-development

A ‘chatbot’ can’t replace angels, Bishop Varden tells Pope Leo, Roman Curia

Vatican official tells UN so-called ‘new rights’ can attack religious freedom

Daniela Petroff, AP’s longtime Vatican reporter, dies at 80

Daniela Petroff, AP’s longtime Vatican reporter, dies at 80

US Ambassador sees potential for ‘Catholic Moment’ with Leo

US immigration law ‘not rooted in hate or xenophobia,’ ambassador says

Assisted suicide increases rates of non-medical suicide, statistics show

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Filipinos remember prophetic Cardinal Sin on 40th People Power anniversary

In Lenten meditation, Bishop Erik Varden addresses abuse, corruption

Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan

Sri Lanka police arrest former intelligence chief in connection with 2019 bombings

On anniversary of Russian invasion, Major Archbishop says Pope Leo understands Ukraine

India’s Supreme Court grants temporary relief to tribal Christians in burial dispute

‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics

Church gains prominence in humanitarian work in Cuba as criticism of the regime intensifies

Supporters of jailed Ugandan opposition figure pray for him after president tries to stop it

82-year-old nun killed in Brazilian convent

Photos from Assisi as the bones of St. Francis go on display

Global

Filipinos remember prophetic Cardinal Sin on 40th People Power anniversary

In Lenten meditation, Bishop Erik Varden addresses abuse, corruption

Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan

Sri Lanka police arrest former intelligence chief in connection with 2019 bombings

On anniversary of Russian invasion, Major Archbishop says Pope Leo understands Ukraine

India’s Supreme Court grants temporary relief to tribal Christians in burial dispute

‘Flour war’ erupts in Greek seaside town as revelers celebrate the start of Lent

Milan church concert strikes a chord for inclusion ahead of Winter Paralympics

Church gains prominence in humanitarian work in Cuba as criticism of the regime intensifies

Supporters of jailed Ugandan opposition figure pray for him after president tries to stop it

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Border czar Homan offers to ‘explain’ Trump policy to Pope Leo XIV

Candid talk from senior cardinal on Pope Francis, Benedict XVI

Senior Italian cardinal’s remarks may be valuable advice for U.S. political hopefuls

Artificial Intelligence is growing fast, making the Church face new challenges

Rubio’s speech on US-Europe relations finds parallels in Vatican-NATO relations

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A ‘chatbot’ can’t replace angels, Bishop Varden tells Pope Leo, Roman Curia

Assisted suicide increases rates of non-medical suicide, statistics show

On anniversary of Russian invasion, Major Archbishop says Pope Leo understands Ukraine

Lion of Three Worlds: New book examines papal office at dawn of Leonine era

Pope Leo says the Catholic Church cannot ‘relativize’ its teaching on marriage

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US Ambassador sees potential for ‘Catholic Moment’ with Leo

US immigration law ‘not rooted in hate or xenophobia,’ ambassador says

Pope opens Lent condemning ‘structures of sin’, calling for conversion

Experts condemn income disparity as unjust in healthcare

Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid protracted national crisis

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In Lenten meditation, Bishop Erik Varden addresses abuse, corruption

New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See

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