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“Humanitarians represent the very best of humanity, standing alongside the world’s most vulnerable in some of its most dangerous places. Their work deserves protection — yet each year, it becomes more perilous.”...
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With the election of Pope Leo XIV, who has pledged himself to continue the reforms of Francis and who worked with the pope on the selection of Weisenburger to lead the church in Detroit, conservative Catholics need to disabuse themselves of the idea that what they perceive as a...
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Authorities say Russia has continued its largest air raid in three years of the war against Ukraine in a second straight night of massive drone and ballistic missile strikes in which the capital city, Kyiv, was again the focus. Ukraine’s leadership announced at least 12 people were killed, including...
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Leo, already established as a polyglot fluent in Italian, should not hesitate to use English and increasingly make it the dominant language at the Vatican....
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Pope Leo XIV, now the most prominent US-born religious leader in history, has positioned himself to be a force for unity at a critical moment....
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Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in war-torn parts of the world, praying for people suffering because of war, especially in Gaza, Myanmar, and Ukraine....
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Francis was the first Latin American pope and the first from the order of the Jesuits, who are known for, among other things, their frontline work with society's most marginalised groups. ...
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Echoing his father, Augustine, Pope Leo emphasises that we never undertake this journey alone. The church is a ragtag community journeying together, like Chaucer’s rowdy pilgrims. So we walk together, he emphasizes over and over, “hand in hand with God and one another.”...
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Leo XIV’s pontificate will likely be defined by his approach to the violent conflicts rending the globe, which his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, referred to as “a Third World War in pieces.”...