His emphasis on 'building bridges' through dialogue in his first words as pope gives a message of peace to our troubled world ...

Retired Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, in the northeastern state of Assam, warned Church authorities on May 10 ...

At least five people were killed in poll-related violence, and allegations of vote-buying and rigging surfaced as millions ...

Pope Leo XIV called on May 12 for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, ...

Augustinian Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was elected pope and took the name Pope Leo XIV, visited several places in ...

When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, ...

Many Indonesians, especially in Papua, recall his 2003 visit as a significant moment of spiritual connection and unity ...

State-owned bus was carrying some 70 passengers -- 20 more than its capacity -- through the central hilly region of Kotmale ...

The Felt Estate in Holland, Michigan, the site of the former St. Augustine Seminary High School, is pictured in this social ...

Pope Leo also noted that it was Mother's Day in Italy, the United States and elsewhere. "I send a special greeting to all ...

The US-born pontiff devoted more than 20 years as a missionary in the Andean country, became a Peruvian national in 2015.

Terumi Tanaka, 93, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bombing and co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, which received the 2024 Nobel ...