This EWTN Vaticano episode explores four powerful Lenten themes unfolding in Rome — from the ancient Station Churches

Rome’s Aventine Hill—one of the city’s seven historic hills and a place steeped in early Christian worship—will mark

The forty days of Lent invite Christians to look inward. It is a season that calls for examination

He was trained to heal with a scalpel — and later called to heal in the confessional. Father

This Lent, beginning February 15, Pope Leo XIV will step beyond the Vatican walls and into the neighborhoods

The PDF version of the Pope Leo’s Message for Lent 2026. This is the text of the document: MESSAGE

When most people think of romantic love, a third-century skull crowned with flowers probably does not spring to

Pope Leo XIV addressed escalating violence in Nigeria, extended humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine, and approved key developments

Saint Bernadette’s Example to Us Today

This week in the Vatican, relations with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) took a serious turn,

Each year on Feb. 11—the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes—the Church observes the World Day of the

Thousands of small flames flicker in the air, dancing beneath the vaulted ceilings of St. Peter’s Basilica. One

As Milan prepares to welcome the world for the upcoming Winter Games, the Catholic Church is also opening

A secretive deal, a historic compromise. February 11, 1929, marked a key moment in the modern history of

From gestures of peace ahead of the Winter Games to historic appointments and emerging tensions, this week’s Vaticano

Happy Feast of the Presentation of the Lord! Strolling through Rome, its grandeur can overwhelm. But for those

Strolling through the streets of Rome, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the city’s grandeur. Yet for

In keeping with a centuries-old tradition that follows the election of every pontiff, a mosaic bearing the portrait

Known for his joyful faith and tireless service to the sick and the poor, Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati

For nearly two decades, Archbishop Georg Gänswein stood at the very center of Vatican life. As the private

This week at the Vatican, Church leaders reflected on the credibility of Christian witness, the ethical challenges posed

The Holy Door has closed, but the first full year of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate is just beginning

On January 17, the Church celebrates St. Anthony Abbot, one of the great Desert Fathers whose radical search

This is a place where humanity touched the deepest abyss of evil. More than one million innocent lives