Ad limina visits by bishops tend to make headlines in local churches when the bishops involved are in some kind of trouble.

The pontiff will live in a newly prepared space above the traditional papal apartment, created from former staff and guest ...

The Peruvian bishops describe Pope Leo's unexpected participation at a lunch in Rome as “a gesture of closeness and communion ...

Across nearly 2,000 years, popes have been involved in peace efforts – almost always on the sidelines. Can the papacy keep ...

A change is coming in 2026 for the pope's top man in America. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, turns 80 Jan. 30, and he is widely expected to have his retirement ...

He seemed to know everyone at the Holy See, and it showed in his reporting for the National Catholic Reporter and his website ...

Pope Leo XIV has told the Vatican doctrine office to uphold truth, justice and charity when deciding clergy sex abuse cases.

Seahawks theory. It’s the idea that every time a new Pope is elected, the Seahawks end up going to the Super Bowl.

Welcoming the plenary assembly of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Leo calls the transmission of the faith ...

Pope Leo XIV finds his voice on religious freedom, making his concerns clear when facing the Vatican diplomatic corps.

Unlike an auxiliary bishop, a coadjutor automatically becomes the next head of the diocese when the current bishop is nearing retirement or has health issues.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Eldoret Bishop Dominic Kimengich as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of ...