The Catholic Church is known for stepping into international affairs, but when it comes to Venezuela, there seems to be a ...

This is a fundamental point of Christian faith, which Dei Verbum reminds us of: Jesus Christ radically transforms man’s ...

COMMENTARY: The famous phrase from Pope St. Paul VI is widely invoked in discussions about the Catholic Church. But what did ...

Pope Leo decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals on Friday, delivering an unusually fiery ...

Pope Leo XIV has asked cardinals to advise him on key priorities governing the Catholic Church for the next two years. He ...

Discover Rome’s hidden Aventine Keyhole (Buco della Serratura), where a tiny green door perfectly frames St. Peter’s Basilica ...

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

An estimated 33 million visitors and pilgrims came to the Vatican to celebrate the Jubilee Year, exceeding early forecasts.

Pope Leo XIV has closed the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year, denouncing consumerism and anti-foreigner sentiment. This Jubilee saw ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

(OSV News) — When the Second Vatican Council opened in 1962, its proceedings were shrouded in secrecy. Bishops were sworn to silence and journalists were barred from covering internal debates that ...

(OSV News) -- The Second Vatican Council, which after three years of dialogue and document drafting closed on Dec. 8, 1965, changed the face of the church, and opened it to the modern world. The ...