At a Jan. 22 ceremony to beatify four martyrs from El Salvador, including Jesuit Fr. Rutilio Grande, Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez said the four had "come from the great tribulation" of ...

VATICAN CITY – Dove lovers, rejoice. Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. Peter's Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on the symbolic birds ...

On Oct. 11, 1962, Pope John XXIII opened Vatican II, with a desire to let some fresh air into the Catholic Church. It was a revolution, especially for the nuns who were encouraged to go into the ...

The Saturday Essay What Vatican II Accomplished The Catholic Church’s historic council is misunderstood today by both progressives and nostalgic traditionalists. Its true message endures.

C hildren visiting the Vatican released balloons instead of doves Sunday in a ritual that serves as a gesture of peace. The change follows an incident last year when doves released together by ...

An exhibit at Yeshiva University sheds light on the anti-Catholic myth that the Vatican hides Jerusalem Temple vessels.

For those interested in digging deeper into the riches of the Second Vatican Council, two Catholic commentators offer thoughts on the trove of books available on Vatican II.

Viewpoint: The attempt to popularize the 1962 Mass has serious ramifications. Will we be an inward-looking church or a Vatican II church?

Unlike the spotless image of many holy men and women, a depiction of one of the new martyrs of the Catholic Church looks anything but polished.