The creation of a Muslim prayer room inside the Vatican has drawn the ire of a senior Vatican cardinal. The prayer room was created last month at the request of Muslim scholars who use the library, which contains “incredibly old Korans” among its broad collection, according to the library’s vice-prefect, Father Giacomo Cardinali.

After Pope Leo XIV's election, NCR spoke with cardinal electors and influential cardinal non-electors who witnessed the inner dynamics of the conclave and the pre-conclave days. They shared what ultimately led them to Leo.

Rarely seen in public, the two-volume manuscript is now on display in Rome – as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations, a tradition held every quarter century and which draws tens of millions of pilgrims to Rome.

(RNS) — Host Amanda Henderson sits with RNS reporter Claire Giangravè to open the door on Vatican diplomacy during the Gaza ceasefire. When peacemaking is quiet, stubborn and deeply human. In this conversation, host Amanda Henderson sits with RNS ...

A century-old Inuvialuit kayak once used for beluga and whale hunts, and 61 other cultural objects from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities long held in Vatican Museums vaults, will return to Canada on Dec.

When Elise Allen, senior correspondent for Crux, sat down with Pope Leo XIV for his first full-length interview since his election, she heard echoes of Pope Francis’ inclusive vision—“todos, todos, todos”—but also a key difference. As she told ...