Archbishop Rino Fisichella urges tourism to reflect Christian hope through justice, dignity, and sustainability ...

He prayed that through the intercession of Mary, all Catholics, but especially those in China, would receive "the grace to be ...

With folded hands, Pope Benedict XVI stands on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica April 19, 2005, before a crowd of nearly 100,000 people. (CNS/Catholic Press Photo/Alessia Giuliani ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI warned scientists that placing too much trust in artificial intelligence and technology could lead them to the fate of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun. In 2020 ...

in keeping with reforms introduced under Pope Benedict XVI in 2013. This structure allows the distinctive symbols of the papal office to be celebrated in a dedicated moment, without interrupting ...

The pallium is fitted on Pope Francis during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 19, 2013. With his fisherman's ring and the pallium, the main symbols of the Petrine ...

According to the liturgical program for the Mass released by the Vatican, the rites specific to the Petrine office have been carefully structured to precede the Eucharistic prayer, in keeping with ...

In the hours after Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, speculation swirled: Would the first American pontiff be a sequel to Francis — or more along the lines of St. John Paul II or Benedict XVI?

Pope Benedict XVI had loosened restrictions on celebrations of the Latin Mass, which was used for centuries before the modernizing reforms of the 1960s Second Vatican Council, which allowed the ...

When 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost appeared on the main balconyof St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Rome Just days into the papacy of Leo XIV, the new ...

“He has started well,” Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Pope Benedict’s former personal secretary, told Corriere della Sera on Monday. “Now a new phase begins. I sense a certain widespread relie ...