Pope St. John Paul II

In its 1965 declaration “Nostra Aetate,” the Second Vatican Council affirmed the spiritual patrimony between Christians and Jews.

So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent?

Catholic leaders were among those who praised the legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Baptist minister and prominent civil rights leader, who died Feb. 17. He was 84.

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history.

Venerable Fulton J. Sheen will soon be beatified, now that the Vatican has given the green light, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced Feb. 9.

Thanks to a 17th-century Italian priest, skis made their way from their origin in Scandinavia to Central Europe.

Gugel worked in the papal apartments during audiences, apostolic trips and through the daily routine — always close to the pope.

In his Jan. 7, 2026, general audience, Pope Leo began a new series of catecheses reflecting on the Second Vatican Council and its documents.

A new winter symposium promises to explore Catholic teaching on gender, sexuality and the role of women while marking the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s “Letter to Women.”

The panelists invited U.S. Catholics to see the human dignity of Christians suffering in Iraq and Nigeria and to pray for those facing persecution worldwide.