Today: November 06, 2026
Today: November 06, 2026

Catholic Church

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Pope introduces new communications chief who shows a more informal approach

Pope Leo XIV introduces María Montserrat Alvarado as the Vatican’s new communications chief, highlighting her experience and creativity

Entertainment|Sports

Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound

Pope Leo XIV says that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies

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Pope Leo ‘proud to be an American’ and vote in US midterms

Pope Leo ‘proud to be an American’ and vote in US midterms

Travel

Pope Leo starts South America 'homecoming' tour a month after lung surgery

Pope Leo left on Friday for an ambitious 12-day trip across South America expected to attract millions-strong crowds, as the first US-born

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US watchdog calls for truth commission to investigate Church abuses cases in Peru

A US-based clergy abuse watchdog on Thursday called for the creation of a truth commission in Peru to investigate sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, on the

Interview|Technology

Latin America's Catholic missionaries take to TikTok to reach younger generation

Catholic priests, nuns and deacons across Latin America are turning to social media to reach younger generations as church attendance and religious

Arts|Celebrity

Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican

Bob the poet, meet Bob the priest: Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican

Education|Political|US

US Supreme Court leans toward Catholic preschools' challenge to LGBT protections

Conservative US Supreme Court justices appeared sympathetic on Tuesday toward a challenge by Catholic groups to a Colorado law barring anti-LGBT

Arts|Interview|Travel|World

Abuse survivors to press Church on accountability during pope's trip to South America

As Pope Leo prepares to return to South America, Peruvian abuse survivor Pedro Salinas sees reason for both hope and unease in the pope’s record confronting

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Pope Leo becomes first pontiff to cast ballot in US election

Pope Leo XIV cast a ballot by mail in the US midterm elections, the Vatican press office said on Friday, a historic first for the American-born

Arts

The family thought he was a priest. Mexico’s Catholic Church says he was an impostor

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Villanova relies on 'power of the pope' going into Rome doubleheader against Notre Dame

Villanova's basketball teams are set to open their season in Italy with a doubleheader against Notre Dame

Health|World

Pope's cancer is a 'gamechanger' for papacy, Vatican foreign minister says

Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis and surgery has affected how Catholics view his health and papacy, the Vatican's foreign minister said on Tuesday, an

Business|Education|Sports

Ahead of Rome tipoff, basketball powerhouse Villanova embraces 'Pope Leo effect'

Villanova University is deepening its ties to the Vatican, thanks to its famous alumnus, Pope Leo

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Pope Leo to return to his adopted home on South America tour

As Pope Leo prepares to return to South America next week, many Peruvians remember him as the priest who helped feed hungry families, delivered aid after

Health|Travel|World

Vatican confirms Pope Leo's Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from November 6 to 17

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New York's archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims

Health|World

Vatican says tests show Pope Leo XIV won't need further treatment for lung cancer

Pope Leo XIV won't need further treatment after doctors confirmed his lung cancer had not spread

Arts

Pope Leo takes to popemobile for first time since cancer surgery

Pope Leo returned to St.

Health

Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties in first event since cancer surgery

Pope Leo pledged on Sunday to slowly resume his usual activities as the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics as he greeted crowds in St.

Europe|Health|Political|World

Pope Leo leads Sunday prayers in first major public appearance since lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo leads Sunday prayers in first major public appearance since lung cancer surgery

Health|Science

Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo discharged from hospital after lung cancer surgery

Europe|Health|Technology

An American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a health crisis

Pope Leo XIV has brought an American style of governing to the Vatican, including in the way it handles health crises

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Catholics in Africa outnumber those in Europe, Vatican says

There are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Catholic Church statistics compiled by its news agency Fides.