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Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace in Ukraine amid a ceasefire in Oleshky, for which he had appealed in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir ...

Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Francesco Cavina, the former bishop of Carpi, Italy, as the new special apostolic visitator (visitor) for the parish of Medjugorj ...

An exclusive CWN report by Phil Lawler The Covid epidemic exposed a grave weakness--in far too many cases a fatal weakness--in our health-care system. Becaus ...

Today is the Commemoration of the All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day). The Church, after celebrating the feast of All Saints, today prays for all who, in the purifying suffering of Purgatory, ...

Today is the Commemoration of the All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day). The Church, after celebrating the feast of All Saints, today prays for all who, in the purifying suffering of Purgatory, ...

Echoing earlier decisions of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, the Roman Rota condemned the publication of lists of clergy and religious who have been deemed ...

Pope Leo XIV cast a mail-in ballot in the U.S. midterm elections. “Pope Leo XIV has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so,” the Holy See Press ...

CWN Editor's Note: The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue issued its annual message to Hindus ahead of Diwali (Deepavali), the Hindu festival of lights. The message—entitled “Hindus and Christians: ...

As the Vatican Museums opened an exhibition entitled 'A Century of the Popemobile,' Pope Leo XIV thanked Mercedes-Benz executives for the company's longstanding ...

CWN Editor's Note: The Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations told journalists that the Sino-Vatican accord on the appointment of bishops is imperfect. “It’s ...