Pope Leo XIV celebrated what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass using a new set of prayers imploring care for God’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Francis recognized Floribert Bwana Kositi, a customs officer killed in 2007 for refusing a bribe, as a martyr of the ...

More than 160 people still missing days after deadly Texas floods ...

The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and recently beatified by the Vatican were transferred from a public cemetery to a cathedral in Congo’s eastern city of ...

Experience the magic of Rome at night, from visiting the Colosseum to exploring the city's vibrant nightlife. Rome is ...

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 ...