Pope Francis

(OSV News) — Indigenous peoples are “a blessing to the Church and Canadian society,” said the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The bishops shared their thoughts in a June 19 statement, …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Year 2025 can have a lasting impact on the world’s poorest countries if governments and international institutions embrace a key element of the biblical …

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank, released its 2024 financial report June 11, detailing its goals, achievements and ethical investment criteria.

Pope Leo XIV praised representatives from a missionary society, a branch of the Franciscans and an order devoted to serving and accompanying infirm priests, saying they reflect the “harmonious beauty” …

Promoting peace requires training people’s hearts and minds to be concerned about others and perceive the common good, Pope Leo XIV said.

Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in Castel Gandolfo

The Earth “cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her.”

Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences in Rome.

This is what the seven days of papacy tell about the first American pope and how his predecessors spent their honeymoon in the Vatican.

Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy said Pope Leo has demonstrated “his heart for the marginalized,” including in his social media presence.