Before the final session of a Synod of Bishops that concludes at the Vatican October 27, much printer’s ink was spilled because Pope Francis removed the issue of allowing women deacons from the agenda ...

During the entire process, the prelates are cut off from communicating with the outside world and must live in seclusion ...

I thought: There must be stories here.” That stoked Harris to write “Conclave,” a 2016 novel that went inside the Vatican to imagine how “the ultimate election,” as he calls it - with ...

Delegates are officially barred from discussing specifics of the conversations that took place inside the Vatican's synod hall. The members told the National Catholic Reporter that hot-button ...

The “Inside the Vatican” team is together in Rome—live and in person—for the Synod on Synodality’s final week. They cover last week’s most contentious story: the meeting with Study Group 5, which is ...

The ecumenical prayer vigil Oct. 11 was held in Roman Protomartyrs Square inside Vatican City. The square is believed to be at the site where St. Peter and other first Christian martyrs of ...

The Vatican tribunal says it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his “objectively inexplicable behavior” in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst more ...

Approximately 40,000 visitors enter St. Peter's Basilica each day, and now they can gain deeper insights into what they are ...

Berger, whose credits include the Oscar-winning “All Quiet on the Western Front,” described “Conclave” as a “chess game of ...

During the entire process, the prelates are cut off from communicating with the outside world and must live in seclusion inside the Vatican. Conclaves have a reputation as a no-holds-barred ...