After 12 years of sitting unused without its holidaymaker during the papacy of the late Pope Francis, who preferred to take time off in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has now revived this 16th-century ...

It was a story that got away from NCR, which was unable to confirm the long-rumored abuse allegations against Theodore McCarrick, then a cardinal and archbishop of D.C. This is the story behind that ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated what has been dubbed as the first “green” papal Mass. He used a new set of prayers imploring care ...

The Vatican's new document on implementing synodality acknowledges the energy and enthusiasm experienced by those who have ...

I was thinking of something Pope Francis said a few years ago when the Vatican released “Pathways for the Implementation ...

The appointment of five members from Africa to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies ...

Local churches and bishops worldwide will be instrumental in helping implement the proposals and foster the spirit of the ...

No one ever expected a U.S.-born pope. In this first-ever I “Inside the Vatican” Deep Dive series, those who know him best ...

"The priority is to offer the people of God new opportunities to walk together and reflect on these experiences." ...

The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and beatified by the Vatican have been ...

Three North Americans are among recent appointees to Vatican dicasteries that address issues of ecumenism and interreligious ...

Millions visit the world’s most iconic landmarks every year, snapping pictures and exploring guided routes. Yet, what the ...