Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin and other Holy See leaders have shared their well wishes for the U.S.

The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

Despite conflicts with Pope Francis on matters ranging from immigration and climate change to China and the Middle East ...

The Holy See has never divided the world into good guys and bad guys, closing the doors to the latter and opening them to the ...

By Francesca Merlo Stories surrounding conflict related sexual violence (CRSV) and sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) are not limited to one area of the world. Wherever you go, wherever there is ...

Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “Parthenope,” has gotten mixed reviews and an early thumbs down from Italy's Catholic Church.

Saint Paul was from Thessalonica. He became the secretary of Alexander, Patriarch of Constantinople (see Aug. 30), a deacon, and then the successor of Saint Alexander in about 337. Because of his ...

Conclave brought me back to the day I visited a 7th grade classroom at St. Mary’s School. I had just returned from Rome and was eager to share some of my Vatican experiences. As I talked about the ...

The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday paid a home visit to Emma Bonino, a veteran politician who successfully campaigned in the 1970s to legalise abortion in Italy, bringing her a bouquet of roses and chocolates.