Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome.

The superior general of the Society of St. Pius X "publicly announced his decision to entrust the bishops of the Society with the task of proceeding with new episcopal consecrations" on July 1, ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears ...

The Catholic Church is preparing to select a new leader following the death of Pope Francis. As the College of Cardinals gathers for the conclave, attention turns to the role of the pope, a position ...

The College of Cardinals will convene on May 7th at the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis' successor. Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity, differing from other branches primarily in ...

Just 2 miles from the Vatican, in an ancient Roman monastery, lay leaders from Catholic associations and organizations around the world met during the second week of the synod on synodality. They ...

This week, the former Celtics forward shared his story with EWTN News, revealing what ultimately led him to Rome. Former NBA All-Star Gordon Hayward (center) at the tomb of St. Sebastian at Rome’s ...

Today, Pope Francis opens a Holy Door at the Church of St. Paul's outside the walls. It's a part of a process that began on Christmas Eve when he knocked on a Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica.

A group of Northeast Pennsylvania residents witnessed history. A group of 48 people from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties traveling with Scranton agency TravelWorld arrived in Vatican City when the ...

John Allen, who has died of cancer aged 61, was the leading Vatican correspondent of his day, the editor of the American ...