VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Monday gave a final accounting of its 2025 Holy Year, saying more than 33 million pilgrims had participated and that the only real dispute with the city of Rome ...

In the last few hours before the Holy Door closed on St. Peter’s Basilica, thousands of pilgrims descended on the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV says he intends to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together on an annual basis. He's indicating a new ...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world's cardinals to Rome and asking them to ...

As cardinals gather in Rome for their first consistory under Pope Leo XIV, Venezuela has become a test case for the church’s ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his general audience today announcing a revisit to the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV began a series of reflections on the Second Vatican Council at his first general audience of 2026 on Wednesday.

The “Pray with the Pope” initiative is part of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, which, during the pontificate of Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The teachings of the Second Vatican Council are still “the guiding star” the Catholic Church is meant to ...

Step beyond the crowded Sistine Chapel and explore the Vatican Museums like never before. From the colossal Pinecone Courtyard to the lifelike Apoxyomenos and the dramatic Laocoön and His Sons, ...

The Vatican exists as a country because the Catholic Church is powerful enough that Italy could not erase it without triggering global backlash. After Italy conquered Rome in 1870, the Popes refused ...