Catholic church

Suspect charged for stealing Egyptian artifacts from Australia museum, citing church ties - report

The stolen artifacts included a 26th Dynasty rare painted wooden Egyptian cat figure, a 3,300-year-old necklace, a collar, and a mummy mask.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An ancient Egyptian collar stolen from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, Australia, February 20, 2026.
Theodor Herzl: ‘It felt as if the great dream of our nation, of 2,000 years.'

Zionism, Catholicism, and the revival of an old hostility - opinion

Old theological opposition to Zionism echoes today as new alliances in politics and religion challenge Israel’s legitimacy.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD
(FROM L): RABBI Yakov Nagen; Rafi Nahra, patriarchal vicar for Israel, based in Nazareth; and Rabbi Sarel Rosenblatt at the Vatican.

Time for a Muslim Nostra Aetate: Reflections on 60 years of Catholic rapprochement toward Jews

Just as Nostra Aetate led to reconciliation between Judaism and Christianity, a similar document is needed to lead to a rapprochement between Judaism and Islam.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Pope Leo XIV presides over the Ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy.

Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

"On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world with no more antisemitism," Pope Leo said.

|ByREUTERS, LEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Catholic bishop in Spain resigns after abuse allegation

Bishop Fafael Zornoza is the first Spanish Catholic bishop known to have been investigated by the Vatican for an abuse allegation.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS
Bishop Rafael Zornoza speaks during a mass, in Cadiz, Spain in this screengrab taken from an undated handout video.

'Whole world is against Israel': Northern Irish MP Sammy Wilson bears witness to the Jewish state

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Wilson, of the Democratic Unionist Party, has been an outspoken supporter of Israel for a long time, and said that the Jewish State's democratic strength impressed him.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Northern Irish MP Sammy Wilson [left] stands at mountain outpost.

Calling Virgin Mary 'co-redeemer' is foolish, says Pope Leo

The Vatican's top doctrinal office instructed 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide not to refer to Mary as the "co-reedemer" of the world, arguing that Jesus alone was the savior.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
The original statue of Our Lady of Fatima (Virgin Mary) is carried to St. Peter's square before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality in the Vatican on October 11, 2025.

Pope Leo denounces antisemitism at anniversary of declaration on Catholic ties with Jews

The Pope reaffirmed the Catholic Church's stance against antisemitism during his speech at the ceremony commemorating 60 years of the Church's declaration of relations with non-Christian religions.

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Pope Leo XIV attends an event called 'Walking Together in Hope' to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration Nostra Aetate on the Church’s relations with non-Christian religions in Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, October 28, 2025.

Sixty years since Nostra Aetate: Transforming Catholic-Jewish relations - opinion

In 60 short years, the largest religious organization in the world went from being a major purveyor of antisemitic hate to the closest friend of the Jewish community. 

OCTOBER 30, 2025ByJOSHUA STANTON
A TAPESTRY with the image of Pope John XXIII hangs on the facade of St. Peter’s facade during a beatification ceremony in 2000.

‘God’s influencer’ becomes first millennial saint

Carlo Acutis passed from Leukaemia in 2006 but, ahead of his death, had spread the teachings of Catholicism and set up a website to document reports of miracles. 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Worshippers stand before a relic of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who became the first millennial Catholic saint, as they attend a Holy Mass celebrating his canonisation, at Parish Saint Carlo Acutis in Sao Paulo, Brazil September 7, 2025.

Britain's Duchess of Kent has died, Buckingham Palace says

The duchess will be best remembered for her close association with Wimbledon, where from 1969 she helped to hand out the trophies.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS
Prince Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Kent and Lord Nicholas Windsor watch as three pipers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) play outside Wren House, Kensington Palace, London, Britain, to mark the Duke of Kent's 89th birthday, October 9, 2024.

Pope Leo to visit Lebanon, cardinal says, in likely first trip abroad

The pope will travel to Lebanon "by December," Cardinal Bechara Rai told the al-Arabiya television channel.

AUGUST 20, 2025ByREUTERS
Pope Leo XIV greets people as he attends a festive lunch with the poor of the Diocese of Albano Laziale at Borgo Laudato Si, in the garden of the Pontifical Villas in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, August 17, 2025

Praying the world halts climate change? There's now a Catholic Mass for that

For centuries, Catholic priests have been able to celebrate special Masses to pray for their country, give thanks after a harvest or ask God to end a natural disaster.

JULY 3, 2025ByREUTERS
Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles in St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV's letter to a rabbi is building bridges between Jews and Catholics – opinion

The new pope is aiming to bolster relations between the Catholic Church and Jerusalem.

MAY 24, 2025ByILAN MOR
THE WRITER addresses a conference in Zagreb, which he initiated as ambassador in 2019, marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the State of Israel.