Catholic Church

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.

Monsignor Rolando Álvarez held his first public Mass since communist dictator Daniel Ortega banished him from Nicaragua.

The popularity of Pope Francis among American adults continues its steep downward trend, reaching its lowest point since his election in 2013, according to the latest Rasmussen report.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has boasted of openly defying the archbishop of San Francisco, continuing to receive Holy Communion despite having been banned from doing so.

This weekend Pope Francis presided over the unveiling of a nativity scene in the Vatican featuring a baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf used as a national symbol.

Pope Francis has called on Christians to pray specifically for the inmates on death row in the United States, asking that their sentence may be commuted.

Led by Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, Notre Dame Cathedral hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019 on Sunday.

Kentucky Bishop John Stowe has expressed his “dismay” over the overwhelming Catholic voter support for Donald Trump, insisting that the U.S. Bishops should have warned Americans about the “danger” of the election.

ROME — The Vatican has launched a line of “Made in Prison” tote bags for pilgrims to carry around Rome to celebrate the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025. 

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office (DDF), has published a searing article accusing Pope Francis of “sins against the Holy Spirit.”

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has blasted Pope Francis for picking “sides” against Israel in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

A well-known Italian Holocaust survivor has publicly rebuked Pope Francis for suggesting that Israel be investigated for “genocide” regarding its dealings in the Gaza conflict.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt credits her Catholic schooling for instilling pro-life values, discipline, and the importance of public service.

Pope Francis has named pro-LGBT Father Roberto Pasolini “Preacher of the Papal Household,” generating new consternation among the Catholic faithful.

The communist regime in Nicaragua banished Monsignor Carlos Herrera, Bishop of Jinotega and head of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN), from the country, local outlets reported on Thursday.

Conservative Bishop Joseph Strickland, who was ousted from his Texas diocese by Pope Francis in 2023, has rebuked his fellow U.S. bishops as “silent shepherds” for their failure to speak out against “false messages” coming out of the Vatican.

Pope Francis has sent a message to the participants of the United Nations’ COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, urging immediate action to reduce carbon emissions.

The following is a message posted to X by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò after President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s resounding victory and election to become the 47th President of the United States.

Exit polls suggest that President-Elect Donald Trump won the Catholic vote by a whopping 15 points, the largest margin in decades.

The U.S. Catholic bishops are urging voters to reject proposed amendments to state constitutions that would enshrine abortion-on-demand up to birth.

Pope Francis has condemned what he described as the “massacre” of 153 women and children in Gaza, insisting that the victims were “innocent.”

Pope Francis offered a message of hope and reconciliation this week to mothers who have aborted their babies, insisting that “evil does not have the last word.”

The advocacy group CatholicVote launched an ad campaign connecting Vice President Kamala Harris with the anti-Catholic group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI).

Former President Donald Trump said Monday that America “needs religion,” likening it to “the glue that holds” the country together.

The United States Catholic bishops have launched a special week of prayer to end abortion, which they consider to be the “pre-eminent priority” for Catholic voters.

Gay-rights activist Father Timothy Radcliffe has denied reports that he attributed the African Church’s resistance to homosexuality to an influx of foreign money, insisting that his words were “misinterpreted.”

Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, the Peruvian theologian widely regarded as the father of Liberation Theology, passed away Tuesday, leaving behind mixed legacy of faith, social justice, and Marxism.

Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur has declined Pope Francis’s appointment to become a cardinal, a highly unusual response to an honor of this type.

A number of bishops have begun pushing back against an effort to endow local Church bodies with authority over doctrine, warning that this would lead to a splintering of the Church’s teaching.

Vice President Kamala Harris mocked two pro-life protesters at a recent rally in Wisconsin after they shouted “Christ is king!” and “Jesus is Lord!” as she talked about making abortions available to women nationwide.

Vice President Kamala Harris’s snub of the Alfred E. Smith Catholic charity dinner was the umpteenth show of her “disdain for Catholics,” former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Callista Gingrich writes.

It is a “shame” that the Al Smith Dinner was imbalanced due to Vice President Kamala Harris refusing to show up to the event in person, Cardinal Dolan said prior to the event during Conversation with Cardinal Dolan Podcast this week.

Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, blasted Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality, saying that the meeting’s purpose is to remove the hierarchical system centered on the bishops, the successors of the apostles, and replace it with a “democratic system” led by lay people.

More than 500 Belgians are asking to be removed from the baptismal registry after Pope Francis’ recent trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, in which he harshly rebuked efforts to decriminalize voluntary abortion and referred to doctors who perform the procedure as “contract killers.”

Gay-rights activist Father Timothy Radcliffe, who will be made a cardinal by Pope Francis in December, has blamed African opposition to homosexuality on “intense pressure” from outside influences like American evangelicalism.

President Donald Trump released a statement Wednesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, a Catholic priest who helped bring down communism in Poland.