The Pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of July 20. Part of the ...

Cardinal Czerny said Pope Leo XIV will celebrate a private Mass using the new prayer formulas in Castel Gandolfo on July 9.

The position taken by Africa was also the position of so many bishops here in Europe. It’s not just an African exception,” ...

Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN Vatican. The bells sound one more time as the relic is processed back into its chapel — finally, the ministers of the Mass process to the sacristy of the basilica.

EWTN has a strong presence at the Vatican, where it has what is likely the largest Catholic newsroom in Rome, with dozens of print and TV journalists under the EWTN brand and the ACI brand.

EWTN already had a spotlight on the Vatican during Holy Week and Easter. The pope died within 24 hours of celebrating Easter publicly at St. Peter’s Square, including a ride in the popemobile ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify where the media company EWTN Vatican is based. Contributing: Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY.

The conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a chapel in Vatican City renowned for its Renaissance art that was closed to the public April 28.It will remain off-limits until the ...

The longest conclave in history lasted nearly three years (34 months, to be exact) with the election of Pope Gregory X in 1271, according to the Catholic news agency, EWTN Vatican.On the flip side ...

Today, just over two weeks after Pope Francis’s passing, the 2025 papal conclave began. At 4 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. Vatican Time, the 133 voting cardinals gathered at St. Peter’s Basilica for a Holy ...

Pope Francis died at 88 in the Vatican on Easter Monday 2025, leaving the papacy vacant. Here's what a conclave is and how accurate the movie was. ... according to EWTN Vatican.