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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican published a papal decree repealing 2021 salary cuts that Pope Francis had imposed on many Vatican employees as part of the Holy See’s COVID-19 cost-saving measures...Read More

US vice-president JD Vance has worn his religion on his sleeve since converting to Catholicism in 2019. He recently published a book, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, and memorably met the late Pope Francis at the Vatican on Easter Sunday in 2025, a day before the pontiff died.…

Published August 5, 2026 7:17pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Leo, the first US-born pontiff, is also a citizen of Peru, where he served as bishop of Chiclayo, in the northwest, from 2015 to 2023. REUTERS/ Guglielmo…

(RNS) — James Robison, a televangelist, author, friend of politicians and key figure in the Moral Majority movement who later led a humanitarian organization, died Saturday (May 16). He was 82. “It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Rev. James Robison, the beloved founder of Life…

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BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Pope Leo XIV told inmates at one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious prisons on Wednesday that they are not alone, as he delivered a message of hope during a visit that drew attention to prison conditions, human rights abuses and injustices that campaigners have denounced for…

(Pope Leo XIV. Photo Credit: NPR) Pope Leo XIV, who succeeded Pope Francis a year ago, has urged the Catholic world to continue the mission of mercy and brotherhood that characterized the previous pope. Pope Leo honored what he called the late Pope's "birth into heaven" in a tribute posted…

Elizabeth Ukey - Tuesday, April 21, 2026 One year after the passing of Pope Francis, his successor, Pope Leo XIV, has called on the global Catholic community to remain steadfast in the mission of mercy and fraternity that defined the previous pontificate. In a tribute shared via X on Tuesday,…

(RNS) — A year after his death, the Catholic Church is moving forward — and revealing what Francis actually changed. While he was alive, Francis’ papacy was interpreted in real time: praised, criticized and debated. It was difficult to separate what was truly changing from what simply felt different because…