U.S. Bishops Elect New Conference President and Vice President at Plenary Assembly

Earlier today, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, was elected as Conference president, and Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville was elected as Conference vice...

Pope Leo XIV

Churches should be joyful places of sharing gift of faith, pope says

Pope Leo XIV joined the international Benedictine community at Rome's Church of St. Anselm Nov. 11, the 125th anniversary of the church's dedication.

Pope Leo XIV

Pope asks for extra care when using AI in medicine

The Pontifical Academy for Life and the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations are sponsoring an international congress looking at the widespread use...

Pope Leo XIV

Dig deep, work patiently to keep church on solid foundation, pope says

Catholics around the world celebrate the feast of the dedication of Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran, a feast that Pope Leo XIV said reminds Catholics everywhere to...

Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholic technologists to spread the Gospel with AI

While Pope Leo XIV has been vocal about his concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence without ethical guidelines, in a message to a Rome conference he spoke...

Middle East

Pope welcomes Palestinian leader; discusses Gaza, peace

Amid continuing concern over the stability of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV met at the Vatican with Palestinian President Mahmoud...

Pope Leo XIV

Pope answers questions about migrants, Venezuela, Rupnik trial

At the end of his weekly trip to Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV spoke to reporters before heading back to the Vatican.

Global Poverty, Development and Trade

U.S. Bishops Observe 9th World Day of the Poor with Annual Collection to Support Anti-Poverty Efforts of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

On November 15-16, parishes in many Catholic dioceses throughout the United States are able to observe this year’s World Day of the Poor by taking a collection for the...

USCCB and CRS Urgently Ask World Leaders to Address Climate Change at COP30

"As all of us are impacted, so must we all be responsible for addressing this global challenge."

Doctrine of the Faith

Mary, mother of Jesus and all believers, is not co-redeemer, Vatican says

With the approval of Pope Leo XIV, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published a long document on the titles of love and respect Catholics have for Mary and her...