Pope Francis announced Monday that the Vatican will open the secret archives of the era of Pius XII in March next year, which could shed light on the Catholic Church's actions during World War II.

Editor’s note: Matthew Bunson, the vice president and editorial director of EWTN News, delivered the keynote address at the EWTN Catholic Radio Conference on Aug. 28 in Tysons Corner, Virginia. His ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a ...