African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, religious observers say, with the late pontiff’s mission of hope and mercy inspiring fervor among the continent’s young people in visits to nations ...

(RNS) — ‘The Catholic Church recognizes service to people on the margins as corporal works of mercy that are cornerstones of Christianity,’ the legal complaint reads. (RNS) — Taking a cue from the ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV earlier this month has — at least according to Google search data — has led to a renewed interest in people searching for information on how to ‘become Catholic.’ A young ...

Pope Leo’s decision to make Africa one of the early destinations of his young papacy signals the continent’s importance in global Catholicism. His April 2026 visit reflects both his personal ties to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our experiences are being echoed across the UK, where Catholic conversions are rising. More than 3,000 people entered the Church ...

The Catholic-Protestant debate has been a feature of social media since its inception. But in recent weeks, previously civil exchanges have devolved into an increasingly acrimonious tit-for-tat. To be ...

What happens when religious Zionists sit down with Catholic theologians to discuss God’s promise of land to the Jewish people? With the right scholars and activists, a timely and valuable book.

Ghazal Marzban, a Catholic woman, is on hunger strike in Evin prison in Tehran as arrests of Christians jumped from 139 in ...

The following address by Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence & Professor of Politics at Princeton University was delivered in Toronto last month at the Simeon Initiative Summit, ...

US evangelicals are buying up shuttered Catholic properties. More than 70 years ago, when St. Jude Catholic Parish was established in Joliet, Illinois, the community boasted a robust manufacturing ...