In CNN interview, Cardinal McElroy says Trump administration’s policy of mass deportation of immigrants is ‘inhumane’

Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, at right, is interviewed on July 1, 2025 by Christopher Lamb, CNN’s Vatican correspondent. (Screen capture) In an exclusive interview with CNN, Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy again strongly criticized...

Pope appoints Archbishop Gordon to Vatican interfaith group

Ryan Ba­choo Lead Ed­i­tor - News­gath­er­ing ryan.ba­choo@cnc3.co.tt Pope Leo XIV has ap­point­ed Arch­bish­op Ja­son Gor­don a mem­ber of the Di­cas­t­ery for In­ter­re­li­gious Di­a­logue. Gor­don is one of 22 mem­bers of the Di­cas­t­ery which...

Praying To Allah In Streets Of Rome Just a Few meters From Vatican City - Provocation?

A video shared on X by RadioGenoa has ignited a heated debate, capturing a group of men performing Islamic prayers on a public street in Rome, just a few meters from Vatican City. The clip, which includes various frames and subtitles, has been...

Two Xavier High School alumni in Vatican City to witness Pope Leo XIV

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - History echoed through St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City when Pope Leo XIV greeted the world following his election in May. Just three days later, during his first Angelus prayer, two Xavier High School alumni stood...

Official Vatican report exposes cracks in foundation of ‘Traditionis Custodes’

Pope Leo XIV marks feast day as Vatican launches campaign to help erase its $57-68 million deficit

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated a special feast day traditionally used by the Catholic Church to drum up donations from the faithful, with the Vatican under the first American pope rolling out a new campaign to urge ordinary...

Internal (and leaked) Vatican report questions justification for suppression of Latin Mass

(ZENIT News / Rome, 07.03.2025).- Newly surfaced evidence has cast serious doubt on the reasoning behind Traditionis Custodes, the 2021 decree by Pope Francis that significantly curtailed access to the traditional Latin Mass. An internal Vatican...

Pope Leo XIV Speaks About War With Visiting Children From Ukraine

As he spoke with them, the Pope shared some memories from his childhood, such as attending Mass, where he met other children and friends, but above all 'the best friend of all, Jesus...' Pope Leo XIV visited the Paul VI Hall on Thursday to meet...

Port of Spain Archbishop appointed to Vatican body on interreligious dialogue

Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon has been appointed to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue by Pope Leo XIV. In a statement, the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) said the appointment of Gordon—who also serves as AEC...

Liberation Theology Combines Religion with Radical Politics

lib•er•a•tion the•ol•o•gy How’s it different from other theology? While broader Catholic theology is concerned with helping the poor, it tends to focus on spiritual growth and understanding Church doctrine. Liberation theology, meanwhile, tends to...

The National Catholic Reporter names Justin McLellan as new Rome correspondent, continuing 60 years of NCR’s Vatican coverage

The National Catholic Reporter names Justin McLellan as new Rome correspondent, continuing 60 years of NCR's Vatican coverage KANSAS CITY, MO. — The National Catholic Reporter (NCR) announced today that Justin McLellan will join the organization...

Surprise of Pope Leo XIV: receives more than 600 children from summer camps

Another surprise from Pope Leo XIV - the Pope received more than 600 children at the Vatican. Half were young Ukrainians who are welcomed by Caritas Italy during this summer. The other half are from the summer school at the Vatican. What they all...

Decalogue Check Failed: Documents Reveal Deliberate Lies from the Vatican

The news has sent shockwaves through Catholic circles attached to Church tradition: documents reveal that the Vatican deliberately lied in order to implement a reform drastically restricting access to the traditional Mass and thus stigmatising...

Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukrainian children at Vatican summer camp

Pope Leo XIV visited a children’s summer camp in the Vatican on Thursday, where he met with children, including a group of Ukrainian children. That is according to Vatican News, as reported by Ukrinform. Children from Ukraine, spending their...

Archbishop Gordon appointed to Vatican Dicastery

The Vat­i­can has an­nounced the ap­point­ment of Arch­bish­op Ja­son Gor­don to the Di­cas­t­ery for In­ter­re­li­gious Di­a­logue. Pope Leo XIV made the ap­point­ment. Gor­don is Arch­bish­op of Port of Spain. The ap­point­ment, a state­ment...

New Catholic Education Director champions vision of faith, collaboration, and academic excellence

When the Catholic Voice asked me to write 800 words setting out my vision for Catholic Education in our archdiocese, my first thought was “Well, it won’t be MY vision; it will be OUR vision.” For a vision to become reality requires that it is...

With Pope Leo’s support, Vatican to publish document on synod’s final phase

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Almost four years after Pope Francis opened the Catholic Church’s path toward synodality -- a term many in the church had never heard before -- his successor has thrown his support behind the last leg of the church’s’ synodal...

First Lady urges stronger Gaza support in Vatican meeting

VATICAN CITY First Lady Emine Erdoğan on Wednesday met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Erdoğan, who is at the Vatican to speak at the event Fraternal Economy Session on Ethical Multilateralism hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences,...

Ukrainian and Vatican summer camp children receive visit by Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV meets with over 600 children in the Paul VI Hall, including participants from the Vatican’s summer camp and Ukrainian children hosted by Caritas Italiana. By Vatican News Shortly before noon and following the conclusion of his...

First lady Emine Erdoğan pushes for global justice in Vatican visit

First lady Emine Erdoğan delivered a passionate plea for global justice and solidarity during her keynote speech at the “Brotherhood-Based Economy: Ethical Multilateralism” conference at the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences....