Pope Francis Urges Christians to Embrace a Unified Easter Celebration in 2025 for Greater Unity

Global Church leaders gather in Rome for the final session of the Synod on Synodality, focused on building a synodal Church in mission

Pope Francis has elevated the Apostolic Administration of Estonia to the status of a diocese, creating the first Catholic diocese in the Baltic country.

Cardinal Parolin calls on Europe to rediscover its Christian roots and address its demographic challenges with solidarity and hope.

Pope Francis landed in Luxembourg on Thursday, the first stop in a four-day tour of two historically Christian countries in Europe, both of which are experiencing steep declines in religious adherence amid the spread of secularization.

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar and Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego will lead the inauguration of the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence on Sept. 29 in Rome at the Istituto Maria Santissima Bambina, a convent just outside St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis on Wednesday met with young adults participating in the annual Economy of Francesco gathering as the movement for economic change — inspired by the pope and St. Francis of Assisi — launched a permanent foundation.

Pope Francis said Wednesday he is praying for the dozens of victims of a deadly coal mine explosion in Tabas, Iran, that happened last Saturday.

Pope Francis at his general audience on Wednesday called pornography a work of the devil, and warned Christians to reject this and other temptations accessed through the internet.

Pope Francis said he has offered Myanmar’s imprisoned prime minister Aung San Suu Kyi to come to the Vatican.

In an address to the UN's “Summit of the Future,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin stressed human dignity and voiced the Vatican’s opposition to the promotion of abortion and gender ideology.

The Vatican on Tuesday unveiled the theme of the next international World Youth Day — which will be in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027 — and the theme of the local World Youth Day happening during the Jubilee Year 2025 in Rome.

Pope Francis has named 28 new consultors to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, including moral theologian Father Maurizio Chiodi, who has expressed opinions contrary to Church teaching.

Just days after organizers of the second session of the Synod on Synodality in October said topics were not the focus of discussions, two prominent participants have publicly weighed in on the question of Catholics identifying as LGBTQ.

Pope Francis canceled his meetings on Monday due to suffering from symptoms of a “mild flu-like condition,” the Holy See Press Office said.

The second Vatican assembly for the global Synod on Synodality will kick off on Oct. 2, bringing together clerics and laity alike for nearly one month of discussions. Here is what you need to know:

On Sunday, Pope Francis recalled Jesus’ teaching that true power is found by taking care of others, not by exploiting them or using them.

Seventy-one years ago, on Sept. 21, 1953, Jorge Mario Bergoglio's priestly vocation began. He joined the Jesuit novitiate in 1958, was ordained in 1969, and became pope on March 13, 2013.

Pope Francis has called on cardinals to work to achieve the goal of “zero deficit” in the economy of the Catholic Church through cost reduction, the search for external resources, and evangelical generosity.

A Rome-based film team is producing two docudramas on St. Francis of Assisi and Padre Pio to inspire change in viewers' lives. "His Body and Blood" premieres in 2025, while "Saint Pio of Pietrelcina" debuts on September 23rd on EWTN.

As violence grips the Holy Land, Abbot Fr. Nikodemus Schnabel of the Dormition Abbey remains steadfast, urging pilgrims to return and support his community.

International Eucharistic Congress draws global focus to Quito’s rich Catholic heritage

Rome hosts high-level discussions on Laudato si’, renewable energy, and the future of the global workforce.