Pope Leo XIV has opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals in Rome. He emphasizes the modernizing teachings of the Second Vatican Council as the church's “guiding star.” ...

Pope Leo XIV began a series of reflections on the Second Vatican Council at his first general audience of 2026 on Wednesday.

VATICAN CITY -- A day after closing out the 2025 Holy Year, Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and indicating some reform-minded ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and anti-foreigner ...

As Pope Leo XIV closed the Holy Door today in Rome that was opened by the late Pope Francis last year, stories are being told ...

A curious pattern links Vatican City's papal elections with the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl fortunes. In 2005 and 2013, new ...

Early estimates had expected that the Jubilee Year would bring 30 million to 35 million visitors to the Vatican. The city saw ...

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, said 33,475,369 pilgrims ultimately took part in ...

Rushed preparations, soaring pilgrim numbers and underwhelming financial returns defined a Jubilee Year shaped by an ...

The Vatican on Monday gave a final accounting of its 2025 Holy Year, saying more than 33 million pilgrims had participated ...