ROME — Just a few steps from the crowds surrounding the Trevi Fountain lies one of Rome’s lesser-known

France has been known for centuries as the “Eldest Daughter of the Church,” a title rooted in a

VATICAN CITY — Hidden among the flowers, trees and winding paths of the Vatican Gardens is a little

Eighteen years after the last official papal state visit to France, the Successor of Peter returned to a

Half of Vatican City is green, and behind its walls, a team of gardeners and forestry experts is

Natural disasters, extreme poverty, water scarcity, hunger and environmental degradation may appear to be separate challenges. But for

CASTEL GANDOLFO — In the heart of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo, a project born from Pope

Since the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ in 2015, the Catholic Church has placed integral ecology

Pope Leo XIV marked his 71st birthday with his first visit as pope to the Vatican Apostolic Library,

Who was Pope Leo XIV before the world knew him as pope? Before the white cassock, before the

Why does the Catholic Church need contemporary art? Speaking with EWTN Vatican at the Venice Biennale, Cardinal José

Just steps from the crowds and constant movement of Venice’s Santa Lucia railway station, visitors can enter an

VENICE — St. Mark the Evangelist may be the patron saint most closely associated with Venice, but throughout

VENICE — Known throughout the world for its canals, gondolas, Carnival and cinema, Venice is also home to

This week at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV addressed some of the challenges facing Western society, reflected on

Art has always revealed something about how a society understands the human person, the world and humanity’s place

Today, the term “Humanism” can evoke a distinctly secular worldview, one that places human reason and autonomy at

The Renaissance placed a new emphasis on the extraordinary capacities of the human person: reason, creativity, craftsmanship, discovery

Across two millennia of Christianity, only a select group of saints have received the title “Doctor of the

Pope Leo XIV has revealed one of his secrets to prayer found in a letter written by St.

Almost 16 centuries after his death, countless men and women continue to walk in St. Augustine’s footsteps, inspired

“I am a son of St. Augustine, an Augustinian.” With those words on the day of his election,

What does Pope Leo XIV read for spiritual nourishment? Asked about his favorite spiritual readings aboard the papal

More than 16 centuries after his death, St. Augustine of Hippo continues to draw pilgrims searching for the