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

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.