Instead of seeing the Latin Mass as a source of vitality in the Church, Francis denounces it as a rallying point of dissent. The celebration of the old rite, he argued in a letter to bishops that ...

In 2021 and 2023, Pope Francis issued restrictions on the Latin traditional Mass, expressing concern about what he called the "backwardness” of some in the Catholic Church. “It is a nostalgic disease, ...

Pope Leo XIV stood on the central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics.

VATICAN: Meeting a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, ...

Pope Leo takes charge of Catholic Church with Vice President Vance looking on Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's ...

The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, recently ordained 12 new Catholic priests in a joyful Mass at its cathedral.

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world.

While only 20% of U.S. adults currently identify as Catholic by religion, millions more hold cultural, familial or historical ...