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

In this historic year of the 2026 Franciscan Jubilee, discover the Pardon of Assisi, St. Francis’ conversion, his

In the heart of Rome, away from the great basilicas most pilgrims immediately associate with the Eternal City,

Near the end of his life, St. Francis of Assisi could barely see the world around him. He

For eight centuries, pilgrims have traveled to Assisi to pray near the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi.

Eight hundred years after the death of St. Francis of Assisi, his call to live the Gospel continues

When Pope Leo XIV appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, 2025, much

ROME — When three parish priests from Northern Ireland signed a recording contract on the steps of Westminster

In Rome, art is far more than something to simply admire.  From the city’s most ancient churches to

ROME — More than four centuries after his death, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio continues to captivate millions with