This week in the Vatican, several developments highlighted the Church’s message of peace, pastoral closeness, and human dignity.

High above the Aniene Valley, the Monastery of the Sacro Speco clings dramatically to the rock. Built around

Nearly 400,000 people are expected to venerate the saint’s relics while on public display through March 22. Hundreds

This will be the first public display of the beloved saint’s bodily remains.  About 350,000 people have registered

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the

It’s a well-known origin story: how the young and wealthy Francis of Assisi freely abandoned his noble patrimony

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013, he introduced himself

Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi on Thursday to meet with Italian bishops and pay homage to St.

Pope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday, highlighting

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For the first time, the body of St. Francis of Assisi will be visible to all, from Feb.

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 4 signed the first apostolic exhortation of his pontificate, the text of which

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi every year on Oct. 4. Known as