The Vatican unveiled its official Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square on Friday evening, surprising some with its depiction of an astronaut and another figure wearing a Darth Vader-esque helmet coming to adore the Christ child.

The book-length interview is the product of a series of exchanges between the pope and Austen Ivereigh, his English-language biographer.

Today, the Vatican released an unprecedented, 400-page report on who exactly knew how much about McCarrick’s misconduct and how he was able to rise through the ranks.

The Vatican’s McCarrick report comes out Tuesday. Here’s what we can expect.

Did the pope “endorse” civil unions? (Yes.) Were Francis’ words mistranslated? (No.) Is this “old news”? (Yes and no.)

A maskless Pope Francis met guests at a crowded indoor papal audience last week, kissing the hands of newly ordained priests and embracing people who pulled their masks down or did not wear masks at all, flouting the Vatican’s coronavirus protocols.

Many documents from the Second World War remained sealed until the full archive was finally opened in March.

Archbishop Stefan Hesse, Germany’s youngest bishop, said he was entering reform talks with an open mind.

It has been two years since the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report was published, documenting in disturbing detail at least 1,000 cases of abuse by 300 predator priests spanning seven decades.

What does the Vatican document on parish life mean for Catholics in the pews?