The First Moments of His Papacy

A vocal defender of life against abortion and nuclear weapons

A Young Saint’s Example for Our Times

Work Begins on the Final Synthesis

This EWTN News special from the Vatican covers the last week of the Synod on Synodality. Our hosts,

Father Timothy Radcliffe said Monday that “the most fertile time” of the Synod on Synodality will be the months of “active waiting” leading up to the final 2024 synod assembly.

Pope Francis cited the examples of Western intervention in Libya and Iraq in arguing that the West should not “export” democracy to other countries, according to a recently published interview.

For the first time, in the announcement of the Mass for the cardinals who died during the year, there is also an announcement remembering the Pope Emeritus. Appointment on November 3, at 11 am in Saint Peter’s

Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Sunday afternoon to discuss “the latest developments

During Sunday’s Angelus address, Pope Francis spoke to the faithful on the importance of the correct relationship between

Catholics worldwide remember St. John Paul II on his feast day, Oct. 22. His “secret” to life and all that he did, he said, was the Eucharist — Christ present on earth.

Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Sunday afternoon, according to the Holy See Press Office.

A German bishop participating in the Synod on Synodality challenged the idea that the Catholic community in his

The archbishop of Durango, Mexico, Faustino Armendáriz, commented that “it’s a challenge to seek the will of God”

“I think we all agree when I say that we are tired,” Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said in his

During the Synod on Synodality, we must be careful about “blaming everything on the Holy Spirit,” Archbishop Anthony

Astronomers gathered at the Vatican Observatory this month to hear the results of major research into thousands of

Irish Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, known for hiding and saving over 6,000 lives, including the head of the Gestapo in Rome, was honored at the Vatican on the 60th anniversary of his death.

Two minor appointments, but which may change some perspectives. Fernandez also ends up at the Dicastery for Legislative Texts. A new secretary for the Pontifical Academy of Theology

An event to remember a saint who dedicated his life to the pursuit of unity among Christians

The Vatican confirmed this Thursday that it will receive the twelve priests who were released yesterday by the Nicaraguan dictatorship. Among them, however, is not the Bishop of Matagalpa, H.E. Rolando Álvarez, who has been in prison since February.

Described as ‘profound and real,’ the speech characterized calls for women’s ordination as a form of clericalism and as a distraction from what Catholic women want and need.

Pope Francis on Thursday met with the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, with the leader imploring the Holy Father to use his “moral authority” to address the hostage crisis in that conflict.

Vatican Cardinal Michael Czerny affirms that synodality doesn't threaten the Church's hierarchical structure, emphasizing the growing understanding that holy orders aren't necessary for every office