On the 150th anniversary of Pius XII’s birth, Emilio Artiglieri pays tribute to the late wartime pontiff and challenges a ...

"Vatican II did not drop out of the sky," writes Michael Sean Winters. "There were three essential precursors to St. John XXIII's decision in 1959 to announce he was calling an ecumenical council." ...

We live and pray and work as successors and sons of spiritual and intellectual giants,” said speaker Matthew Bunson, vice ...

Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Vatican's ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison between Rome and the ...

In February 1905, nine years after the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens, their founder Pierre de Coubertin met at the Vatican with a big sports fan: St. Pius X. Coubertin was seeking ...

COMMENTARY: As the Society of St. Pius X is again on the brink of schism, perhaps a more traditional approach from the Holy See would serve the universal Church — and the adherents of the SSPX — ...

Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the ...

He will serve as a key contact with President Donald Trump's administration amid the ongoing Iran war and immigration crackdown ...

Leo is in a unique position to offer the kind of moral leadership that the Catholic tradition, at its most serious, demands ...

Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the ...

CatholicPhilly presents a weekly roundup of international news from Vatican News, the official news portal of the Holy See. The following report on the week of Feb. 15, 2026 links to stories on ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he speaks to visitors during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 4, 2026.