St. Mary's Pro Cathedral has been elevated to full cathedral status, correcting a historical anomaly.

The Pontiff prayed for typhoon victims as the country braces for a second major storm.

Con motivo del 400º aniversario del Seminario Mayor "San Carlos y San Marcelo" de Trujillo, el Santo Padre envió una carta agradeciendo sus siglos de servicio a la formación sacerdotal.

Speaking briefly with reporters outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo was asked about Catholics in immigration detention centers, increasing tensions between the United States and Venezuela, and about the case of Father Marko Rupnik, an artist accused of multiple cases of abuse.

The president said he would designate Nigeria as a "country of particular concern," a State Department designation for nations or entities that carry out systemic religious freedom violations.