The five patron saints of WYD Seoul 2027 are St. John Paul II, founder of World Youth Day; St. Andrew Kim Taegon and his ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As prominent prelates clash over the traditional Latin Mass, Pope Leo XIV’s response may reveal his ...

Cardinal Ernest Simoni returned on July 31 to the site of the forced-labor camp where he had been imprisoned for 18 years ...

But the cardinal who leads the Vatican’s liturgy office said Pope Leo XIV would not be lifting restrictions on the old Mass.

From his humble upbringing in Buenos Aires to his historic papacy, Pope Francis reshaped Catholic leadership through financial reform, progressive social stances, and a deliberate rejection of ...

ROME — Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a loss for words when she met with Pope Leo XIV. “Hi,” she said softly as she sat down across from Leo at his desk in the Apostolic Palace.

The congregation at Corpus Christi Chapel in Edmonds faces unique circumstances this summer after the Vatican earlier this ...

Last week, Cordileone warned that the growing number of Catholics devoted to the traditional liturgy — especially young Catholics — may feel pressured to seek the Traditional Latin Mass outside the ...

Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV on Friday at the Vatican, with the singer and the pontiff, two Chicago natives, sitting down for ...

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Italian pastry shop La Guli, a beloved Astoria institution since 1937, has served its last gingerbread house.