When the world goes off kilter, words from the Vatican can seem toothless. But don’t underestimate the power of the Church’s ...

ANALYSIS: A Chinese delegation is expected to visit the Vatican this month for talks on the future of the bilateral agreement ...

COMMENTARY: ‘Apostolicam Actuositatem’ manifests a profoundly renewed vision of the role of the laity in the Church’s saving ...

Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.

Konopka, a veteran of Poland’s democratic opposition, adviser to Solidarity icon Lech Wałęsa, three-term MP and ambassador to ...

When Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the crowd for the first time after his May 8 ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Pope Leo XIV leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Wednesday. Gregorio Borgia/AP Share VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV ...

Q: I'm curious as to the appropriate practice of saying the St. Michael prayer either before the final blessing or after Mass. Is there a suggested practice to this powerful prayer as to when it shoul ...

Although the changes have not gone into effect, critics contended that Martin’s justification for them was not consistent with Church teaching, including Vatican II’s pastoral constitution on ...

The draft also addressed a number of liturgical or devotional practices associated with church life prior to Vatican II, including stating that the communal recitation of the St. Michael Prayer at ...

Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following the death of a pope. The tradition of a “conclave bonus” was halted by ...