Before anything else, especially amid all the sorrows, fears, loss and disorientation of a brutal year across the globe, Buon Natale a tutti – to one and all, a Blessed Christmas... may all its light,
Fifteen years (less a day) since Benedict XVI revolutionized the Roman Pontiff's Christmas "greeting" to the leaders of his Curia – transforming the holiday pleasantry into a Pope's ultimate...
Whether you’ve been waiting three decades or just three weeks for this, the “mountaintop” is at hand. From 4pm Rome (10am US ET), the livefeed of a Public Consistory like no other – from the Altar of...
As the US bishops face a moment unseen in most of their lifetimes – the nation's election of a Catholic to the Presidency – the issue of Joe Biden's faith emerged by surprise at today's public close...
Set to begin at 1pm Eastern, this final day of a virtual – and heavily curtailed – USCCB Plenary will be underpinned by what've arguably been the two key threads of American life in 2020: the bench's...
And now, for something completely different – a hundred forty years since the collegial governance of American Catholicism began with a November meeting of its archbishops, a full century since the...
And so, almost two years since the former cardinal-archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick became the highest-ranking cleric ever to be dismissed from orders amid serial credible reports of...
Tiziana Fabi
Jeffrey Sachs, Professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, attends the second day of an international summit of Mayors on "Modern Slavery and Climate...
Daniel Ibanez
Pope Francis ordains ten men to the priesthood in St. Peter's Basilica on May 7, 2017.
On Sunday, Pope Francis will ordain nine priests for the Diocese of Rome.
Nathan Stirk
Two-year-old Blossom Walker, who is the photographer's niece, takes part in educational activities at her home by her grandmother, Claire Stirk, on Feb. 11 in Bradford, England.
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Bohumil Petrik
A view of St. Peter's Basilica and Vatican flag.
This month, an Italian judge issued an arrest warrant for Torzi based on an investigation by police in Rome into suspected...
Margaret Sanger (1879).
In a recent op-ed, CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson addressed Sanger’s historic association with white supremist groups and eugenicists, acknowledging...
Aid to the Church in Need.
A funeral Mass in Nigeria.
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) found that persecution, hate crimes, and religiously motivated violence were worst in 26 countries...
After a year without U.S. pilgrims, tourists and university students, some American expats in Rome have packed up and moved home. But others who teach at study abroad programs or work with pilgrims...
Christians and Muslims share a conviction that God calls them to be "witnesses, restorers and builders of hope" both in this life and for the life to come, said the leaders of the Pontifical Council...
Being “imprisoned” in the Vatican and unable to resume his regular schedule due to Italy's COVID-19 lockdown does not mean Pope Francis has quieted down.
On Thursday the Vatican’s criminal tribunal held a hearing for the peculiar crime of shoplifting from one of the storage areas in the small city-state, with the defendant denying culpability due to...
Pope Francis says to counter the growth of populism around the world it’s necessary for politicians to propose initiatives that are rooted in local communities and their values.