A leaked document that was distributed to cardinals during Pope Leo XIV's first extraordinary consistory shows that any ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are ...

Three years ago in a Hong Kong courtroom, 90-year-old cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun leaned heavily on his cane. Wearing his ...

The Vatican spokesperson said the cardinals spoke about the importance of lay participation in the leadership of the church, ...

EDITORIAL: The Diocese of Duluth’s ‘ad orientem’ liturgical trial could serve as a guidepost for alleviating the tensions in ...

Cardinals at the 2026 consistory left discussions on liturgy and Church governance off their agenda. But Leo XIV said they ...

Celebrating Mass at the extraordinary consistory, Pope Leo XIV urges 170 cardinals to set aside personal agendas, prioritize ...

St. John Paul II convened six extraordinary consistories during his 26-year pontificate, while Pope Benedict XVI chose to ...

In his opening address on the afternoon of Jan. 7 to some 170 members of the College of Cardinals who attended the consistory ...

Pope Leo XIV has asked cardinals to advise him on key priorities governing the Catholic Church for the next two years. He ...

Pope Leo XIV told cardinals present for the extraordinary consistory they're together to take part in "discernment," not ...

Pope Leo XIV is welcoming cardinals from around the world to the Vatican for the first time, for a special summit meeting to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.Commencing on Wednesday and ...