Today, Iran is home to an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 Christians, according to unofficial figures, who live and practice ...

Christian Cairo is deeply significant for pilgrims and travelers due to its connection to the rich history of Christianity in ...

Pope Leo XIV, at Christmas Mass during the night, said Christ’s birth brings light into the world’s darkness — and where the ...

For centuries, the Catholic Church has preserved objects believed to be closely connected to saints, miracles, and sacred ...

COMMENTARY: Christmas is a celebration when the Church seeks to renew in every baptized Catholic the call to go out, to ...

I’ve struggled to find words that neatly capture this year in faith and religion reporting. Tragedy has loomed large this year, from Charlie Kirk’s assassination to the Michigan church shooting and ...

Seven months into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots have helped frame both his spirituality and priorities.

Christmas is due to arrive without lights and without warmth, burdened by the memory of a war that has not truly ended. For the third consecutive year, Christmas will pass in Gaza without lights and ...

On Christmas day, Pope Leo XIV issued an appeal on behalf of refugees and the displaced, including in Gaza, saying the peace ...

Jesus Christ is our peace,” said the pope in his Urbi et Orbi message, with him hatred and violence are rejected. Looking to the world, the pontiff appealed for ...

As the people of God across Africa mark the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ amid wars, economic strain and rapid social ...

Let us all rejoice in the Lord, for our Savior has been born in the world," Pope Leo XIV said during his "urbi et orbi" ...