Just steps from selfie-snapping Gen Z pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square, sisters in white saris kneel barefoot in silent adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.

Twenty-five years ago, young pilgrims from around the world gathered at Rome's Tor Vergata for an overnight vigil during the 15th World Youth Day, led by St. John Paul II.

Stories from the Jubilee of Youth you may have missed.

Thousands of Jubilee of Youth pilgrims headed to the Circus Maximus in Rome on Friday to receive the Church’s sacrament of reconciliation.

This is how you get to Tor Vergata in Rome, the location for the Pope's first official meeting with youth since the start of his pontificate, taking place during the Jubilee of Youth.

Bishop Robert Barron in Rome this week urged young people to follow God and reject worldly goods, calling on youth to “find their mission” and pursue the Lord “into the depths.”

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed astronomer Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, as the new director of the Vatican Observatory.

The Vatican has seen a boom in requests for blessings from the new pope, with at least a 30% increase during Leo XIV’s first month reflecting enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate.

Mikhail Ajjan fled war-torn Syria and the terrors of ISIS with his family when he was 10. Now a university student in Sweden, the 21-year-old Catholic faces a vastly different challenge of living his faith in a secular environment.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday approved the decision to declare St. John Henry Newman the 38th doctor of the universal Church.

When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans disappeared.

Pope Leo XIV made a surprise appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Tuesday evening to greet the thousands of participants at the welcoming Mass for the Jubilee of Youth.

Before a packed St. Peter’s Square filled with young people who had come from all over the world for the Jubilee of Youth, Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday gave his first general audience after his vacation in Castel Gandolfo.

Caritas Internationalis President Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, praised young Church humanitarians this week as hopeful witnesses who combat the world’s greatest problem—selfishness—through their generous service to the poor.

This week, Pope Leo XIV welcomed journalism students to Rome who have traveled from across the globe to take part in the fourth annual EWTN Summer Academy.

Musicians from around the world came together for the first-ever Catholic Music Awards on July 27 at the Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome.

The Vatican’s doctrinal office has expressed reservations about an alleged Marian apparition site in southern Italy, permitting only private devotion.

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urged Catholic content creators gathered in Rome for the first-ever Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers to “be discerning” in how they use their platforms.

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday participated in the Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on the occasion of the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers

At the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries, Catholic influencers from the Middle East—lands of the Church’s origin, shaped by persecution and resilient hope—offered a powerful witness of faith.

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication reiterated its long-standing call for recognition of Palestine statehood amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict after France announced last week it would recognize the region’s statehood.

The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) presented on July 28 its financial statement for the 2024 fiscal year, with net profits of 62.2 million euros ($72.1 million)

Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie, known for his portrayal of Jesus in the hit series “The Chosen,” sent a video message on Monday to those gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Monday expressed his concern over the July 27 attack on a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)