VATICAN CITY — Leaders of the Eastern Catholic Churches have enthusiastically welcomed an address that Pope Leo XIV gave on Wednesday in which he extolled their liturgies and encouraged members of ...

“In the past, Eastern Catholics have agreed to adhere to full communion with the successor of the apostle Peter, whose body rests in this basilica. And it was in the name of this union that they bore ...

Following are NCR reader responses to recent news articles, opinion columns and theological essays with letters that have been edited for length and clarity. Synodality's challenge to Latin Catholics ...

A community of Christians in northern Iraq might be forgiven if they feel forgotten by the world. Their numbers, already small, are dwindling. Their religious rituals might feel foreign to most ...

Pope Leo XIV greets people at Jubilee of the Oriental Churches in the Vatican’s Audience Hall on May 14, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Pope Leo XIV says the Church needs the Christian East and ...

Pope Leo XIV urged thousands of Eastern Catholics from around the world, many of whom come from places experiencing violence, not to abandon their ancestral lands and assured them that he will do ...

Vatican officials do not understand the situation of Christians and must learn to "work with the local churches, not above", according to the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldean ...

During a meeting with Eastern Catholics, many of whom come from war-torn regions of the world, Pope Leo XIV pledged the Vatican's full commitment to promoting peace and reconciliation. "The peoples of ...

The Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon issued a statement March 5 in which they called "for an immediate ...