Catholic Church

VATICAN (Realist English). Pope Leo XIV, in his first encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" ("Magnificent Humanity"), has called for the "disarmament" of artificial...

WASHINGTON (Realist English). Christianity as a whole is losing adherents due to religious switching (changing one's faith in adulthood compared to...

DOUALA (Realist English). Pope Leo XIV has celebrated the largest Mass of his African tour — more than 100,000 people gathered...

JERUSALEM (Realist English). France and Italy have criticised Israel after authorities blocked Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,...

ROME (Realist English). Pope Leo XIV visited the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome on...

VATICAN CITY (Realist English). Pope Leo said he intends to continue many of Pope Francis’ hallmark policies — including outreach...

ROME (Realist English). The Roman Catholic Church, long associated with aging congregations and declining attendance in the West, is witnessing...

VATICAN CITY (Realist English). On Wednesday, May 7, the conclave to elect a new pope officially began in the Sistine...

ROME (Realist English). A solemn funeral for Pope Francis was held at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April...