The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through ...

Several options are available to the Holy Father, who has pledged to heal divisions and build bridges within the Church.

Pope Leo noted that 'where there is the Spirit, there is movement, a journey to be made.' The Holy Spirit, he said, 'teaches ...

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that “precious legacy” and ...

As a lay Catholic myself, I consider my secular writing, speaking, and teaching to be the principal way that I share my faith ...

In the Holy Father’s message he said the Church needs to be farsighted in discerning the needs of parents and children often ...

Robert Prevost, once a bishop in Peru known for his make-do spirit, now faces the Vatican's financial challenges under Pope Leo XIV. As the first American pope, Leo must address deficits, pension ...

The U.S.-born leader of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East discusses the rapid decline of Christianity ...

But give them a pope willing to criticize President Donald Trump, well, that’s a different story. Now that Pope Leo XIV has replaced Trump critic Pope Francis, there is an eagerness to find out if the ...

The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

Pope Leo XIV greeted the world for the first time from the Central Loggia at St. Peter’s Basilica May 8, nearly one month ago ...