According to Cardinal Ambongo, the theme was chosen in response to the persistent crises affecting many African nations, ...

Surveys by the Pew Research Center find the Catholic population in Latin American countries has shrunk over the last decade ...

Growing numbers of Latin Americans are religiously unaffiliated, but belief in God remains high across the region.

Thirty-five people have been fatally shot on this island of 350,000 people in the past three years alone, giving it one of ...

Maduro may be gone, but Venezuela’s tragedy isn’t. The Catholic Church’s response to U.S. intervention understands that.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis’ wish of visiting a key migration entry point to ...

Rome — Pope Leo XIV has summoned Catholic cardinals from around the world to the Vatican for a meeting called an "extraordinary consistory," to seek their guidance on the Catholic Church's priorities ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As cardinals gather in Rome for their first consistory under Pope Leo XIV, Venezuela has become a test case for the church’s quiet but consequential diplomacy.

Pope Leo XIV has opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals in Rome VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world ...

After praying the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis on Sunday issued a series of appeals for prayers for peace in different parts of the world. He also said he is praying for a group of ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Logan Heights has a history of immigrant activism. A few years ago, it opened a temporary migrant shelter for asylum seekers. Now, KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day ...