Though 'The Documents of Vatican II' remains Walter Abbott’s signature achievement in the eyes of many Catholics, the publication was just one moment in a lifetime of notable work on behalf of the ...

Nine days from now, Pope Francis will officially open a synodal process. As my colleague Brian Fraga reported on Wednesday, you wouldn't know much about it if you relied on the U.S. bishops' ...

Gabriele is being held in room inside the tiny Vatican police station. May 28, 2012— -- He is always at the Pope Benedict XVI's side. Butler Paolo Gabriele helps the pope dress in the morning and ...

This is the logo chosen by the Vatican for the Holy Year 2025. Pope Francis has chosen the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope,” for the jubilee year, which is marked by pilgrimages, prayer, repentance and acts ...

Without verifying their authenticity, the director of the Holy See Press Office said that a series of documents purporting to reveal bishops' input into Pope Francis' decision to restrict celebrations ...

(RNS) — My heart goes out to the seminarians who are going through the current trauma of change under Pope Francis, because I went through the same trauma after Vatican II. (RNS) — Sixty years ago, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council — the church meetings he attended as a young priest that brought the Catholic Church into ...

Those most enthusiastic about the Synod on Synodality that opens on Oct. 4 are wont to say that it’s the most important Catholic event since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) — a claim that ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, left behind an extensive body of work examining and diagnosing ills in the Catholic Church. A theological and spiritual giant to many, Benedict's ...

The 60th anniversary of Vatican II's opening prompted a flurry of commentaries in Catholic and secular outlets alike. The National Catholic Reporter's Michael Sean Winters offered his perspective, ...