I will be looking at the leadership and influence of today’s Holy See, Pope Francis. During World War II, Pope Pius XII ...

Pope Francis celebrates the First Vespers and Te Deum for the end of the year, in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at ...

Please inform me of the possibility of obtaining such information,” continued Pope Pius XII’s Secretary of State. This telegram, along with many Vatican documents related to World War II ...

The Catholic Church has its own history of prophetic voices using the moral authority of the priesthood to remind political ...

Historian Yvonnick Denoël delves into recently declassified documents for his book 'Vatican Spies', revealing an intricate ...

Heidi A. Campbell, Texas A&M University The year 2025 is a Year of Jubilee: an event held every quarter-century that calls ...

While some Jewish leaders condemned the pope’s recent remarks on Israel, others believe that Catholic-Jewish relations can ...

Among the traditional religious activities that can earn one an indulgence — such as pilgrimage to holy sites, acts of ...

As our own cultural moment in the United States has included some prominent conversions to Catholicism, what might we learn ...

Pope Francis has officially opened the Jubilee of Hope, which will see millions of pilgrims and tourist visiting the capital ...

it trails Pope Pius II's reflections on the Renaissance in "The Commentaries" by several centuries. Still, it's fairly ...