News from the Vatican

In a special note to members of his prelature, the leader of Opus Dei Thursday announced his decision to convoke a special meeting to update their statutes in light of recent changes requested by...

The Vatican hosted the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

To know oneself is a gift and a grace that allows Christians to properly discern between feelings and convictions, Pope Francis said.

The Gospel's message of hope to the suffering and downtrodden is sorely needed in today's world, which is "enslaved by selfishness and full of contradictions and divisions," Pope Francis said.

While their life journeys and the stages of their sainthood causes diverged, two men born in Italy are set to be canonized together Oct. 9: Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini and Blessed Artemide...