Pope Francis will visit the Italian city of Trieste on July 7, 2024, to close the 50th Social Week of Catholics in Italy.

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Víctor Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith, a new member of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity.

The Vatican Court of Appeals sentenced an Italian priest to jail on Jan. 23 for “the crime of corruption of minors” relating to the sexual abuse of a fellow student at a school for papal altar boys.

On January 24, Pope Francis approved the decree recognizing the martyrdom of Father Michal Rapacz, who was assassinated in Poland by communists due to their hatred for the faith, on May 12, 1946

In his Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis said the preoccupation with the accumulation of material goods reflects a greater “pathological accumulation.”

Pope Francis officially inaugurated the Year of Prayer 2024 on January 21, specifically dedicated to prayer in preparation for the 2025 Jubilee, which will take place in Rome under the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.”

Pope Francis remarked that while anyone can have a dog, it is necessary to have children, especially in an era marked by low birth rates, a situation that concerns him.

Pope Francis encouraged charismatics to continue as an ecclesial movement and not as a “samba school”, highlighting three

Dutch Catholic bishops have given a measured response to the Vatican's guidance on blessings, contrasting with their Western European counterparts.

A mosaic of St. Charbel blessed by Pope Francis was installed this morning in the Vatican grottoes located beneath St. Peter’s Basilica.

Vatican's Bambino Gesù Hospital Expands Globally, Offering Free Pediatric Care and Advanced Research

EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser sat down with Cardinal Kurt Koch, who oversees the Church’s efforts regarding unity with other churches.

“It is time to heal the relationships among the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches,” Pope Francis urged

Each year on February 17th, Pope Pius XII’s Square outside of St. Peter’s Basilica turns into a farm for the Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot.

One year after the Death of Cardinal Pell

Prepping for the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis

The beating heart of the Basilica is the altar that enshrines some of the most precious relics of

Pope Francis Expresses Eagerness for Historic Visit to Vietnam Amid Positive Vatican-Vietnam Relations

In a continuation of his catechetical series on vice and virtue, Pope Francis on Wednesday dedicated his general audience to the difference between love and lust.

Pope Francis will personally undertake his Lenten spiritual retreat from the evening of Sunday, February 18 until Friday, February 23, 2024.

Pope Francis responded publicly to questions about the Vatican’s declaration on blessings for same-sex couples for the first time in a television interview

Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “empty.”

Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a way to achieve greater “dialogue” and help in the search for the “common good.”

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, has commented on the divided reaction to the Fiducia Supplicans document amid a great backlash from episcopal conferences.