View from the Vatican: It was less than two weeks into the synod on synodality when multiple reports emerged about participating delegates storming out of the room. Tensions, it seems, are part of the synod process.
When Pope Francis fired top leadership of Caritas Internationalis last year, the Vatican was blunt, saying "real deficiencies were noted in management." Now the organization is electing new leadership.
At Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University, future church leaders are not just learning about ecumenism but strengthening relationships through a unique course of study, writes Vatican correspondent Christopher White.
Bishop Robert Barron and Jordan Peterson filming in St. Peter's Square is not the only curious thing Vatican correspondent Christopher White has spotted this week.
Pope Francis is a breath of fresh air to many as he urges the church to consider difficult topics through the ongoing synodal process. Yet the spirit of synodality can also trace its origins in the U.S. to much earlier.
View from the Vatican: On Feb. 24, the day of the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, several embassies to the Vatican underscored their support for Ukraine by flying its flag alongside their own.
Pope Francis repeatedly asks Catholics around the world to pray for him. Now a new online project asks people to say 10 Hail Marys for him on the 10th anniversary of his papacy.
One of the first tasks of the U.S. bishops' lay-run National Review Board was to thoroughly investigate the nature of the clergy sexual abuse and cover-up scandal in the U.S. A key ally was the future Pope Benedict XVI.
