As the new prefect, Maximino Caballero Ledo becomes the second lay man to hold a top position in the Vatican.

This week on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast,” Gloria sits down with Father Matt Malone to discuss their interview with Pope Francis and Father Malone’s 10 years as editor in chief of America magazine.

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Andrew, by Molly Cahill

In a 50-year career as a columnist, Mary McGrory wrote some of the most prescient political journalism around—including for America.

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The Kremlin's ambassador to the Holy See, Alexander Avdeev, told the RIA Novosti agency that he met Monday with a Vatican official to express his “indignation” about Francis’ comments.

As many restrictions put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic have been lifted, some Catholic dioceses around the country are returning to offering consecrated wine in the chalice for Communion.

Beijing and the Vatican are once again tangling over the prickly issue of appointing Chinese bishops.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan called the bill “a bad deal for the many courageous Americans of faith and no faith who continue to believe and uphold the truth about marriage in the public square today.”

A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week of Advent, by Jim McDermott, S.J.

Some part of me hoped that the interview would help teach me how to be more like Francis. But it’s clear the only thing he wants is for us to want to be more like Jesus.

In an unusual move, the Vatican issued a public statement of regret, essentially accusing the Chinese government of violating its agreement with the Vatican.

Pope Francis called for overcoming polarization in the life of the Catholic Church in an exclusive interview with America magazine.

A Reflection for Monday of the First Week of Advent, by Kaya Oakes

Pope Francis sits down with America for an exclusive interview on polarization, racism, Ukraine, Vatican-China relations and church teaching on the ordination of women.

Social justice issues, including climate change, consume not only the majority of our public relations, but also our staffing resources at the U.S.C.C.B.

For Thanksgiving week, “Inside the Vatican” is bringing you a brief update on a few of the top Vatican stories.

Mere “survival should not be the utmost ambition for a people in democratic countries, but rather prosperity and welfare. I believe that Israel is going to be more Jewish and much less democratic, and we’ll all pay the price for that.”

A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle