He wasn’t just unholy - he was dangerous. Pope John XII rose to power as a teenager and plunged the Church into chaos. From ...

BELIEVE it or not, God stopped world war at least three times in the last century. After two popes — Pius XII in 1942 and ...

Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez reflects on the life and witness of Cardinal John O’Connor, former Archbishop of New York, in an ...

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s Jan. 14, 2026, general audience given in the Paul VI Hall.

With Pope Leo closing the Holy Door on Jan. 6, marking the end of the Jubilee, a new era in his young pontificate has begun.

Pope Leo XIV brought the Jubilee of Hope to a close Tuesday, saying it ought to serve as a turning point for believers and ...

The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica. Monday was the last day ...

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

About 33.5 million pilgrims came to Rome in 2025 for the Catholic Holy Year, Vatican and Italian officials said on Monday, ...

The experience was almost surreal. A Chicago priest climbed aboard the iconic popemobile alongside the Holy Father, the two longtime friends traversing the cobblestone plaza of St. Peter’s Square at ...

Blunt-force honesty has been a trademark of Rick Pitino and Mark Pope's relationship dating back to the early 1990s when Pope was a blossoming recruit. It was Pitino ...