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Pope to visit Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands, cardinal says

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

The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion

VATICAN CITY – In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert...

U.S. faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead

For faith leaders supporting and ministering to anxious immigrants across the United States, 2025 was fraught with challenges and setbacks. For many in these religious circles, the coming ye...

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza; those who ...

Faith-based entertainment sees a revival in Hollywood. Defining what it is can be a challenge

LOS ANGELES – At the movies this fall, Josh O’Connor plays a hot priest with a complicated past, Keanu Reeves is an angel who lost his wings, and Elizabeth Olsen has a romantic dilemma in th...

Faith leaders embrace sound baths to connect with spiritual seekers

LOS ANGELES – With eyes closed and a small mallet in hand, the Rev. Kyohei Mikawa gently struck the bronze Himalayan singing bowl resting in his palm and bathed the Buddhist sanctuary in a r...

Pope Leo XIV sends message of support to southern Lebanon as he ends 1st foreign trip

BEIRUT – Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of dysfunction and official impunity and called for justice to prevail, as he...

Pope in Lebanon asks for ‘divine gift of peace’ alongside country’s Christian and Muslim leaders

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon’s tradition of interfaith coexistence Monday as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region, as he asked for “the divine gift of peace” alon...

Airport chapels stay on the radar of workers and travelers even as role of faith in public shifts

BOSTON – With peak holiday travel starting just after the government shutdown’s flight restrictions, hope for a moment of peace at an airport can feel like a wing and a prayer. But quiet and...

New museum in California offers immersive experience of the Shroud of Turin

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – An interactive museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin, which some say was Jesus’ burial cloth, opened its doors to the public Wednesday at the Christ Cathedral campus...

Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism

JERUSALEM – Walter Bingham was 14 years old when Nazis plundered Jewish businesses and places of worship across Germany and Austria in what became known as Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Br...

Divided Jewish leaders react with warnings and hope as New York elects Zohran Mamdani as mayor

NEW YORK – Within hours of Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York’s first Muslim mayor, the Anti-Defamation League, which combats antisemitism, launched an initiative to track policies and pe...