“Surrounded by people from all over the world, I experienced the universality of the Catholic Church in a powerful way,” said a youth minister from St. Elizabeth Church.

The Pope arrived by helicopter at the Tor Vergata field, roughly eight miles southeast of Rome's city center, and was greeted with cheers from young people waving flags.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan hosted a special luncheon on Sunday for 200 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of New York at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he once served as rector.

In the final installment of our five-part Lenten reflection series with the Sisters of Life, Sister Pia Jude invites us to contemplate “the desire to be known.”

This special event, part of the larger 2025 Jubilee of Hope, highlighted the unique role of priests commissioned as Missionaries of Mercy, who are mandated to be visible signs of God’s mercy.