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Pope Leo has moved into the Apostolic Palace which has been vacant since the beginning of Francis’s pontificate in 2013.

The Archbishop of Vienna has suggested the Catholic Church should remain open to changes even to its commandments and laws if pastoral care is to lead people more deeply towards God

Reports from Rome suggest Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical may be nearing publication and could appear shortly after Easter, with the document said to be in the final stages of revision

New polling suggests almost seven in ten Scots are concerned that victims of domestic abuse could feel pressured into ending their lives if assisted suicide is legalised, as MSPs prepare for a final vote on the legislation

After almost two years of controversy, the Poor Clare sisters of Belorado in northern Spain have departed their convent, ending almost 700 years of uninterrupted religious life in the town

A backlash has erupted after the assisted suicide pressure group Dignity in Dying took out full front-page adverts in several Scottish newspapers backing the Scottish assisted suicide Bill

Right to Life analysis of the Stage 3 debate on Scotland’s assisted suicide Bill found that 86 per cent of MSPs who spoke against it during yesterday’s session opposed the legislation. Support for the ill thought out bill is rapidly declining

The Latin Church’s only bishop in Iran, Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, has left the country after consultations involving the Holy See and Italian diplomatic authorities, ending his presence in Tehran during the opening days of the war

Cardinal Marc Ouellet has told a Quebec court that placing a $50 banknote inside a woman’s sweater during a hug was a “clumsy mistake”, as civil proceedings over defamation claims continue in Montréal

The German bishops’ conference faces criticism after appointing Fr Wolfgang Rothe, linked to the St Pölten seminary scandal, to a body representing victims of abuse

Pope Leo has replaced Cardinal Konrad Krajewski as the head of the Vatican’s principal charitable office, appointing a relatively unknown Spanish prelate with an orthodox track record on Church teaching

After more than 900 years of history, the Abbey of La Trappe in Normandy, the mother house of the Trappist Order, is considering closure in 2028

AFC Bournemouth winger Ben Doak has spoken publicly about his devout Catholic faith, describing how prayer, the Bible and devotion to St Michael the Archangel shape his life and career

Visiting a parish in one of Rome’s poorer districts, Pope Leo asked parishioners to put the Eucharist at the centre of parish life and to support young people and families facing hardship

The Bishop of Portsmouth, Bishop Philip Egan, has given his verdict on a question that has provoked debate for decades: whether attending Holy Mass celebrated by a priest of the Society of Saint Pius X fulfils the Sunday obligation

A Catholic priest has been killed after Israeli artillery struck a Christian-majority village in south Lebanon, with locals saying further casualties were narrowly avoided

The first American pontiff tops a national approval list that also includes leading political figures, comedian Stephen Colbert, and the Republican Party.

Two former Pauline Sisters have founded a new religious community devoted to confronting spiritual abuse, supporting survivors and restoring trust in the Church

The Vatican has published the third final report from the Synod study groups, examining “women’s participation in the life and leadership of the Church”. Cautious in some areas and bold in others, it is one of the most anticipated outcomes of the synodal process

While individual countries have reached noticeably different conclusions on the war in Iran, the world’s bishops’ conferences have formed a united front in expressing concern and calling for peace