Pope Leo XIV gives his blessing to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) ROME, Italy — Pope ...

A large group of Democratic lawmakers have called out new House Speaker Mike Johnson's remarks in the wake of the Maine mass shooting in which he placed blame on people, not firearms, for the ...

VATICAN CITY — As Leo XIV approaches his first Easter as pope, a new era of American military might cloaked in religious righteousness is presenting him with a challenge: How to confront a vision of ...

(RNS) — Reactions from faith leaders and fellow politicians to Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an apparent assassin’s bullet called upon God’s protection for the former president and for the nation.

Often, you’ll hear a politician claim to be acting according to what God wants. But God appears to be all over the place on the issues. Let’s just look at just one religion – the Catholics. Last week, ...

ROME, Italy (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal Sunday for peace in the Middle East and criticised those who invoke religion to wage war, saying that “God cannot be enlisted by darkness”. “Currently ...