Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their ...

In Rome, the pope and the catholicos of the Assyrian Church of the East hold an historic meeting, following in the footsteps ...

Created by Roman designer Simone Legno, the mascot represents a pilgrim inspired by Japanese comics in an attempt to appeal ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

Because the Vatican has published very little over the centuries about its finances and investments, most people don't know how it makes money as a sovereign city-state with its own economy.

Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." ...

Carlo Maria Vigano, who served as the Vatican’s ambassador to the US from ... firmly distancing ourselves from an anti-Catholic, anti-Christian and anti-human vision of society.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Visitors to Rome will have the opportunity to experience St. Peter’s Basilica in a new way as part of an immersive exhibit, both in person and online, created through a ...

At the end of 2022, the number of Catholics in the world reached 1.389 billion, up 0.79% from 1.378 billion Catholics at the end of 2021, according to the Vatican's Central Office of Church ...

The much-admired British actor is in fine, dour form here as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the Vatican’s College ... the great enemy of unity, the deadly enemy of tolerance” — and ...

The way he and cinematographer Stéphane Fontaine snake through the Vatican’s halls, tracking Fiennes and his confidants and adversaries, it’s as if we’re back in the Great War trenches.

the Eastern mystic today is a symbol of the unity between the Catholic and the Assyrian Churches. Francis had announced the inclusion during the historic audience in the Vatican with Mar Awa III ...