An exhibition in Rome traces how Pope Urban VIII backed the 25-year-old artist behind St. Peter’s soaring bronze canopy — and the decade-long project that helped define Baroque Catholicism. […]
Cardinal Pietro Parolin says sidelining international law and embracing “preventive war” could ignite a broader conflict and deepen civilian suffering. […]
The report also warns seminaries must not become an “artificial environment” detached from the ordinary life of the faithful. […]
The pope’s catechesis focused on the dogmatic constitution “Lumen gentium,” one of the pillars of Vatican II. […]
Father Gabriel Romanelli says civilians are exhausted as aid access tightens and basic services collapse. […]
The Vatican will open new parts of St. Peter’s — including the full terrace — and roll out a “SmartPass” digital entry system as it marks the basilica’s 400th anniversary. […]
The brief Ash Wednesday walk between two hilltop basilicas marks the start of Lent in Rome. […]
The 2033 Jubilee will commemorate the bimillennium of the Redemption but the main ecumenical obstacle is the rift between the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate and the Patriarchate of Constantinople. […]
The pontiff said Christians grow closer when they deepen their shared faith in Christ, “the ultimate source of our peace.” […]
Planned consecrations could trigger automatic excommunication and deepen rupture with Rome. […]
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