Covering the Vatican, he had a front-row seat to the waning years of Pope John Paul II's pontificate and the election of Pope ...

A bone fragment from the year 189. A colorful early 20th century Swiss Guard uniform from the Vatican Army. Four lead conclave seals from the election of Pope John Paul II. These are just a few of the ...

Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own Robert Prevost would be the new pope.

(RNS) — From the end of the 20th century until his death, Allen was essential reading for anyone who cared about the inner ...

John L. Allen Jr., the fastidious American journalist who demystified Vatican affairs for English speakers for decades, died ...

Since his election in May as the first American pope, Leo XIV has become a political and temperamental counterweight to an ...

John Allen Jr., a longtime Vaticanista and editor in chief of the Catholic publication Crux, died Jan. 22, 2026, at age 61.

The 315th annual feast of St. Joseph Vaz, the “Apostle of Sri Lanka,” was celebrated with deep devotion at the historic ...

Beginning on 6 January, Pope Leo XIV has made use of a new pastoral staff which, as explained by the Office for the ...

Last week, Pope Leo XIV gave two talks, one at a weekly general audience and the other to cardinals, that focused on the ...

Heartbreaking news came from the Evert family on Christmas Eve when Jason and his wife Crystalina took to social media requesting prayers for their son John Paul. “On Christmas Eve, we learned that ...

Last week during the Jan. 6 closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV used a new papal staff, or ferula, ...