Pope Leo travels to Aventine Hill in Rome to participate in procession and Ash Wednesday Mass

Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome.
National Catholic Reporter

Traditionalist Catholic society announces bishop consecrations in defiance of Rome

The superior general of the Society of St. Pius X "publicly announced his decision to entrust the bishops of the Society with the task of proceeding with new episcopal consecrations" on July 1, ...
National Catholic Reporter

Vatican extends olive branch to traditionalist group threatening break from Rome

The Society of St. Pius X, which denies key teachings of Vatican II, has said that it would consecrate new bishops without ...
National Catholic Register

Roots in Rome Offers Pilgrims a Window Into Beauty, Faith and History

During this Jubilee year, many pilgrims will be traveling to Rome with the hopes of experiencing a spiritual transformation. One tour-guide organization, Roots in Rome, has been dedicated to ...
Hazleton Standard Speaker

Area Catholic leaders, visitors in Rome react to new pope’s election

A group of Northeast Pennsylvania residents witnessed history. A group of 48 people from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties traveling with Scranton agency TravelWorld arrived in Vatican City when the ...
The New York Times

Conservative Catholics Take Stage in Rome, Looking to Shape the Church

In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, money and socializing. By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias, the national ...

Rogue Catholic group threatens schism with Vatican, plans to raise new bishops without Rome's approval

Catholic priests threaten schism with Rome over bishop consecrations as SSPX plans July ceremony without papal approval, escalating decades-long conflict.
Lansing State Journal

Who is Pope Francis? Catholic pontiff is hospitalized with pneumonia

Pope Francis remains in critical condition at a Rome hospital, where he is being treated for pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 and experienced a respiratory crisis ...