CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of May 24, 2026 links to stories on ...

Pope Leo XIV will lead a global rosary for peace from the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens tomorrow at 7pm, calling the faithful around ...

Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics around the world to join him in praying a rosary for peace May 30. He is scheduled to pray the rosary live from the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens at 7 p.m.

When I was in college, one of the most interesting classes I ever took was a philosophy course. On the surface, philosophy sounds like a rather difficult topic to understand. What I learned, however, ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo calls for transparency, responsibility and accountability in the development and use of AI.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team revealed the 46-member delegation including progressive political, faith and education leaders ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson invited Pope Leo XIV to celebrate Mass in Grant Park next year during a much-awaited meeting Thursday ...

A “pilgrimage is a journey of prayer,” explains the Holy See’s Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy. A pilgrimage must ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson invited Pope Leo XIV to celebrate Mass in Grant Park next year during a much-awaited meeting Thursday ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ addresses the social, economic and political issues associated with artificial intelligence.

For several bishops who had participated in the 2018 ad limina apostolorum visit, the moment carried an added layer of ...

NILES — Gloria Jean Colitte, 86, of Niles, has joined the angels. Her passing took place on Tuesday May 19, 2026, St. Joseph Warren Hospital. She was born March 15, 1940, in Warren, to her father and ...