The debate surrounding the traditional Latin Mass within the Catholic Church has intensified significantly in the early days of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. It follows the alleged leak of Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated a chrism Mass at the Vatican on April 2, his first as pope after being elected as supreme pontiff in May 2025. The Mass included the traditional blessing of the holy oils that ...

Pope Leo is praying for enlightenment so that the leaders of the Society of St. Pius X "may reconsider the extremely grave decision they have made," said a statement from the Vatican's doctrine czar, ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON and ROME -- Pope Leo XIV spoke on Sunday of the remarkable times during which he's been elevated to the papacy, saying in ...

ROME — The Vatican warned a breakaway traditionalist Catholic group on Thursday that it risked going into schism if it goes ahead with plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent, setting a ...

Cardinal Czerny said Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a private Mass using the new prayer formulas in Castel Gandolfo on July 9. Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ (right), leads a press conference announcing the ...

VATICAN CITY — Chicago native Pope Leo XIV called for unity in an increasingly divided world Sunday during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, marking the official start of his historic papacy ...

When Wesley Franatovich settles into a church pew for the Latin Mass at St. Patrick’s Church in New Orleans, he feels a sense ...

ROME — Leaked documents seemingly undermining Pope Francis' stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass provided an incomplete reconstruction of the evidence that informed his 2021 decision to ...