Pope Francis will open a Holy Door in Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Dec. 26.

Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino died on Monday at age 91.

Pope Francis has decided to cut the salaries of the cardinals working at the Vatican again, a measure that will take effect Nov. 1.

Discover the Catholic tradition of praying for the souls in purgatory and its role in our journey toward eternal holiness

The 14 New Saints of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis closed the global Synod on Synodality’s final assembly on Sunday with a call for a Church that “hears the cry of the world” without being “blind” to the urgent issues facing our time.

The 52-page text offers a theological reflection on synodality as the fulfillment of Vatican II reforms and proposes ways to apply it to relationships, structures, and processes within the Catholic Church.

A year after the Vatican announced a canonical case on former Jesuit artist Father Marko Rupnik, accused of spiritual, psychological, and sexual abuse, victims express disappointment and betrayal over the Church’s lack of response and transparency.

In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis remembered Father Marcelo Pérez, a priest recently murdered in the violence-stricken region of Chiapas, Mexico

In his newly released encyclical, Dilexit Nos (“He Loved Us”), Pope Francis calls on Catholics worldwide to rediscover the love and compassion found in the heart of Jesus Christ.

Food references in the pontificate of Pope Francis and especially in Dilexit Nos.

Cardinal Victor Fernández announced that the female diaconate will undergo further study, noting that while Pope Francis deems it not yet "mature," it remains an "open issue."

As the Synod on Synodality's second session concludes, U.S. bishops shared their insights in interviews with EWTN News hosts Catherine Hadro, Matthew Bunson, and Father Thomas Petri, OP.

New approach to Church reform by way of the final document of the Synod on Synodality.

Pope Francis adopted the Synod on Synodality's final document on Saturday, bypassing the usual apostolic exhortation to implement the assembly's conclusions directly.

EWTN's Colm Flynn interviews Cardinal-elect Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, on his unexpected appointment, the Catholic Church’s challenges in Japan, and hopes for unity through the Synod.

As we approach the Jubilee Year of 2025, St. Jude Thaddeus and St. Simon the Zealot stand as powerful symbols of hope and zeal.

Discussion of the final document of the Synod on Synodality.

Although Catholics make up only 1% of Kazakhstan’s population, Vatican representative Msgr. Khaled Akasheh held a prominent position at the Interreligious Congress in Astana. Why does such a small minority hold such influence?

After a meticulous five-year restoration, the Vatican Museums have unveiled the Apollo Belvedere in its original marble splendor.

Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny hopes the legacy of the Synod on Synodality launched by Pope Francis will be the renewal of the Catholic Church.

A prominent Italian theologian and archbishop has called Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart “the key to his entire pontificate” and “the inspiring motive of [his] whole ministry and magisterium.”

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, emphasized Wednesday that while selecting bishops is the Pope's decision, the process will increasingly involve the “people of God” and requires candidates to possess certain “gifts.”

Most inspiring quotes from Pope Francis in his new encyclical Dilexit Nos on the divine and human love of the heart of Jesus Christ.