When a priest collapsed in St. Peter's Square at the end of the general audience May 27, Pope Leo XIV rushed to his aid.

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Catholic Church's month of devotion to the Virgin Mary.

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 ...

COMMENTARY: The consecutive feast days of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński and Pope St. Paul VI recall their pivotal roles in Poland’s millennium celebration and a turning point in modern Catholic history.

The International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo City will join Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary prayer for peace, linking ...

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer.

A worldwide Rosary, coordinated by the Dicastery for Evangelization, will be prayed at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican ...

Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope ...

The celebration marked the first Santacruzan ever held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and highlighted the growing recognition of ...

The Priests' debut CD -- part of a major record deal -- includes versions of spiritual songs and Irish tunes. Fathers Eugene ...

As dusk fell over Mai Vinh Parish in central Vietnam’s Hue on May 15, Catholics carrying a statue of the Virgin Mary entered the home of Barnabas Nguyen Van Lan after an evening rosary gathering.

Gen Z reportedly attends church more than older generations, with Catholic parishes in New York City seeing a measurable shift in young adult attendance.