Tyler J. VanderWeele, a Catholic, is an epidemiologist and director of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University.

Pope Francis moved the prelature’s Vatican oversight from the office for bishops to that of clergy, triggering an ongoing review and rewrite of its governing norms.

The pope told the Pontifical Academy for Life it is hypocritical to call health a universal value while ignoring policies that drive disparities.

A Catholic bishop calls on Bangladesh’s newly elected government to protect minority rights after the BNP’s landslide victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising.

“Adoption visas are not guaranteed” amid a travel freeze, said lawmakers who have asked the State Department to restore a “categorical exemption for adoption visas.”

The near-unanimous resolution calls on Ankara to respect religious freedom and allow expelled Christian workers to return.

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, announces initiatives for the imminent 400th anniversary of the Basilica’s dedication, including a multilingual platform for pilgrims, access to previously inaccessible areas, and the launch of the new ‘Michelangelus’ font.

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On 15 February 2026, the Daughters of St Paul began their year-long 50th anniversary celebrations in Kenya with a solemn Eucharistic celebration at Consolata Shrine, Westlands, Nairobi, led by Archbishop Philip Anyolo and concelebrated by Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kisumu Archdiocese, Fr Vincent Ouma Odundo.

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Father Fermín González Melado, who was recently named a “chaplain of His Holiness” by Pope Leo XIV, explains the qualifications and purpose of bestowing this honorary title.

Pope Leo XIV will preside over the traditional Ash Wednesday procession and Mass on Feb. 18 on Rome’s Aventine Hill, an important place of Christian pilgrimage for more than 1,500 years.