Vatican offers dialogue with breakaway Latin Mass traditionalist group, but with a catch
The Society of St. Pius X has been a thorn in the side of the Holy See for four decades
SSPX first broke with Rome in 1988...
Pope Leo warns of ‘new arms race’ as US-Russia treaty to expire
New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow, is due to expire on Thursday
The treaty was signed in 2010 by then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...
Palestinians have right to live in peace in ‘own land’: pope
The two-state solution “remains the institutional framework that addresses the legitimate aspirations of both peoples. Instead, we unfortunately see escalating violence in the West Bank against Palestinian civilians, who have...
Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in countries bloodied by war, families wounded...
ROME - Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families wounded by violence.
Leo celebrated a New...
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
“How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?” the pope asked
Sarah Mullally warned during Christmas...
Congratulating Christians at Christmas is permissible — and reflects Islam’s higher purposes
Every year, as Christmas approaches, I hear a familiar question across many parts of the Muslim world: as a Muslim, should I offer greetings to my Christian neighbors?
Many...
Pope offers gentle critique of Vatican culture in Christmas greeting reminiscent of past
ROME - Pope Leo XIV urged Vatican cardinals on Monday to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside, as he followed in Pope Francis’ footsteps and used a Christmas greeting...
Pope says won’t be ‘bystander’ to human rights abuses
Pope Leo XIV told new ambassadors to the Holy See on Saturday that the Vatican would not be a "silent bystander" to human rights abuses around the world
Pope Leo brings his message of peace to the Middle East
As Pope Leo last week set off on his first international apostolic journey — to Turkiye and Lebanon — since his election in May, he said: “I very much have been looking...
‘Peace is not just about balance, it’s about knowing how to live together,’ Pope...
Mutual dialogue, even amid misunderstandings, is path to reconciliation, he says
Aoun: ‘If Lebanon is paralyzed or transformed, alternative will be fault lines in our region and...