We crossed an invisible border, a gate without a sign but heavily guarded. Beyond it lay a threshold now out of reach for most. In that instant, we left Rome behind to enter Vatican City. But not the ...

Pope Leo XIV closed the 2025 Holy Year by denouncing consumerism and anti-foreigner sentiment, after 33 million Catholic ...

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell examine what diplomatic and religious relationships the Vatican has to keep in mind as it ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo likened the fragility of the baby Jesus at Christmas with the “defenseless populations,” such as refugees in Gaza and the homeless, in the first Christmas morning Mass ...

When the Sistine Chapel's white smoke rose on May 8, it crowned not a campaigner, but a conciliator. What cardinals inside the conclave say they sought — and what they found in Robert Francis Prevost, ...

Seven months into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots have helped frame both his spirituality and priorities.

Under the heading, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” here is a look back at the images of some of the most defining ...

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year as the first American-born pontiff, but one Vatican correspondent was not. Christopher White was one of ...

From inside the walls of a prison to inside the walls of the Vatican City, Jelly Roll‘s story of redemption has been nothing short of inspiring. Recently, he delivered a powerful performance of his ...

Jelly Roll has met the pope! The singer took to Instagram to share of him shanking hands with Pope Leo XIV during a recent visit to Italy. In the pic, Jelly Rolly beamed as he met the head of the ...

When Pope Francis died in April on Easter Monday, the news triggered not only an outpouring of mourners but also a centuries-old tradition shrouded in secrecy: the papal conclave. Two weeks later 133 ...

On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell walk through the changes to canon law on sexual abuse, women’s ordination, and financial ...