When he was elected pope on May 8, 2025, Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, greeted the crowd with Christ’s words to ...

Years out from the social distancing practices established during the COVID-19 pandemic, most churches seem to have stuck with the hand wave as the preferred way to share peace between parishioners ...

Greeting pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Jan. 1 Marian solemnity, the Pope said: ‘God, the good Creator, has always known Mary’s heart and our hearts. By becoming man, he makes his ...

The US-Israel war on Iran is now two months old. By every measurable indicator, it is a catastrophe. Operation Epic Fury began on February 28, 2026, with ...

Buddhist monks crossed into Georgia in West Point as part of a nearly 120-day cross-country walk for peace. The pilgrimage began in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to end in Washington, D.C., in ...

A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their walking trek across much of the U.S. to promote peace, even after two of its members were injured when a truck hit their escort vehicle. The group ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves; FāVS News editor ...

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev told reporters that this weekend’s ongoing peace talks in Florida have been constructive, amid the Trump administration’s latest push to strike a deal to end the war with ...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Peace Prize laureate, regifted her Nobel medal to Donald Trump at the White House on Jan. 15 Kyler Alvord leads PEOPLE's politics coverage ...