Bishops from around the world gather Oct. 11, 1962, in St. Peter's Basilica for the opening of the Second Vatican Council.
COMMENTARY: The early history of...
Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with people in need at the Vatican on November 16, 2025.
Organizers said the aim was not only to offer a meal but to...
Terry O’Neill
Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter the mental decline that accompanies aging.
Music can also help prevent the...
Pope Leo XIV appealed for persecuted Christians around the globe on Sunday, making specific mention of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday celebrating cinema and its ability to inspire and unite.
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year...
A married couple who had been fired from the Vatican bank for violating an internal rule barring workplace marriages has been rehired in a negotiated settlement, the union for Vatican lay employees...