Commission sees opportunities to expand targeted sanctions on religious liberty offenders

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended targeted sanctions against the Taliban, Iraqi militias, and government officials in Nicaragua, Nigeria, China, and Russia.

India's religious liberty on 'downward trajectory,' commission says

"Religious freedom in India is abysmal," U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Vice Chair Asif Mahmood said at a hearing on Capitol Hill.

'Families fight, but family is forever': Pope Leo's brother says the brothers limit political talk

Pope Leo's older brother John Prevost said he and his brothers limit political topics when they speak each week, but there is that "brother connection."

U.S. bishops recount year since Pope Leo XIV's election

"I really had to do a double take, because conventional wisdom has been that there will never be a pope from the United States," said Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski of St. Louis.

Fidelity, enthusiasm, and faith: Pope Leo XIV welcomes Swiss Guard recruits

Twenty-eight Swiss Guards were sworn in Wednesday at the Vatican.

'A breath of hope': Pope Leo XIV encourages Lebanese priests through video call

The pope expressed his encouragement to the priests who are working in war- torn southern Lebanon. The Holy Father said he prays for them, supports them, and gave them his blessing.

Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics to read printed books

The pontiff marked the centenary of the Vatican Publishing House, saying printed books remain a vital "opportunity to think" in the digital age.

Lithuanian families rally to save pro-life maternity home blessed by John Paul II

Lithuania's only consistently pro-life maternity home — once blessed by St. John Paul II — faces closure under a government merger plan opposed by more than 12,000 petitioners.

Pope Leo XIV accepts Filipino priest's withdrawal as bishop-designate

Father Gerardo F. Saco Jr. cited "human limitations" in withdrawing from the Diocese of Tagbilaran weeks before his scheduled May 26 episcopal ordination.

Pope Leo meets U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid tensions with President Trump

The pontiff met with the secretary of state amid Trump's ongoing criticism of the Holy Father and the Vatican.