The White House is expected to announce soon that President Joe Biden will visit the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis next month for what would likely be the final international trip of his presidency.

When both the literal and the spiritual darkness of the world feels overwhelming, we must not turn away.

In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen and Gerry examine insights from Pope Francis' forthcoming autobiography and reflect on the first-ever visit of a pope to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Sunday, Dec. 5.

The unique perspectives and gifts that women bring, in collaboration with clergy, enrich the church in ways that go beyond what ordination could offer.

A recent missive from Cardinal Blase Cupich to parishioners in Chicago provoked an unusually vitriolic response after the cardinal addressed issues regarding proper liturgical practice on Communion lines.

After another Trump victory, I thought about tuning out of politics. Then I remembered that I do not have that luxury. I am a Catholic.

Previously serving as Pope Benedict XVI’s private secretary and later as prefect of the Papal Household, Archbishop Georg Gänswein was sent home to Germany by Pope Francis in June 2023—“a decision that had to be digested,” he said.

A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein

Pope Francis has declared as saints 16 Carmelite martyrs executed by guillotine during the French Revolution and confirmed the martyrdom and heroic virtues of five others in a series of decrees published Dec. 18.

A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Advent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.