Mr. Trump—and perhaps many American Catholics—may be surprised to discover how far the church has moved in recent years on moral questions related to nuclear weapons.

The Vatican stated Thursday that during “cordial discussions” this morning between Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Secretary of State ...

Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives at the Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii near Naples, Italy, before celebrating Mass in the piazza outside May 8, 2026, on the ...

In 'Struck Down, Not Destroyed,' America’s Vatican correspondent Colleen Dulle offers a powerful testament to her own ...

Part of my quickness to assume that their intentions are less than pure is because I used to be just like them—that is, until ...

But what happens when a shepherd needs help? What if, say, the shepherd was murdered but the human authorities are sure he ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for political leaders to end the “fratricidal hatred” in the world, as he spent the anniversary of ...

President Trump publicly attacked Pope Leo again on May 5, alleging that “he’s endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of ...

In the days after his election, Leo told the gathered cardinals that he intended not only to continue the synodal process but ...

There is probably enough room in Ignatian spirituality for an understanding of Jesus as a friend as well as an appreciation ...

As St. Thomas More sees it, the desire to be comforted by God is itself a work of grace, indeed the first consolation of the ...

The baseline rule of storytelling is that we are interested in what happens; sympathy may arise but is not required.