POLYCARP Cardinal Pengo, who died on February 19, 2026 at the age of 81, was one of the most influential Catholic leaders in Tanzania’s modern history, serving for nearly three decades as Archbishop ...

People will be able to view the remains of Catholic saint Francis of Assisi, on show from Sunday for the first time since his death some eight centuries ago. The remains of Italy's patron saint can ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of Feb. 15, 2026 links to stories on ...

Mel Gibson is consulting with excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò — who has called the late Pope Francis “a servant ...

The six Italian pastoral trips are all structured as day or half-day visits, taking Pope Leo to five of Italy’s 20 regions ...

The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will travel up and down the Italian peninsula over the next few months. In May, ...

Novels create the habits of mind necessary for a democracy: a knowledge of human nature, a moral imagination, and sympathy towards others, according to Christopher Scalia, a senior fellow at the ...

The Cardinals became the third boys basketball program in WMass history to win four consecutive Division I/Class A sectional championships.

Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday. He is lamenting the “ashes of ...