Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.

Pope Leo XIV held his first private audience as Catholic leader with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after highlighting the hopes for peace for a “martyred Ukraine”.

the white dresses worn by Queen Letizia of Spain and Princess Charlene of Monaco at Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass stood out. It is customary to wear black in front of the pope, and as ...

On May 8, the world was introduced to the Catholic Church’s new pope: 69-year-old U.S.-born Augustinian missionary Robert ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV ... communion during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 200,000 pilgrims, presidents, patriarchs and princes. Leo officially opened ...

At a time when gestures of inclusion carry immense moral and political weight, Pakistan’s silence spoke volumes, casting a ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman ...

In Saint Peter’s Square, visitors from around the globe expressed optimism the new American pope will prove to be a positive ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Two women from the Diocese of Davenport received the surprise of a lifetime when ...