It’s hard to describe the mood in Vatican City right now. There is great expectation and excitement but also a sense of unease. Pope Francis welcomed criticism—as long as it was not made behind his ...

Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is an associate editor of America Media and the host of the podcast “Preach.” A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

Here are some of the best moments from the Jubilee of Youth: ...

Ignacio’s family said they find comfort and hope despite their pain and are grateful for the gestures of closeness.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged the participants of the Medjugorje youth festival to unite the flames of their hearts so that this ...

Here are some of the best moments from the Jubilee of Youth: ...

Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalized during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to ...

Pope Leo XIV confirmed those conjectures when he first spoke to the College of Cardinals in Rome on May 10 -- two days after ...

Pope Leo XIV confirmed those conjectures when he first spoke to the College of Cardinals in Rome on May 10 — two days after his election — revealing that he chose his new name “mainly because Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo said that if the teen “had come all the way to Rome, then (the pope) could come all the way to the hospital to see him.” ...

Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that the next World Youth Day will be held in Seoul, Korea, from Aug. 3 to 8, 2027. The ...

Americans view Pope Leo XIV more favorably than President Donald Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders and other prominent figures, ...