Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis ...

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

The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis ...

The Vatican introduced an anime-style mascot named Luce to represent Catholic pilgrims in the 2025 Jubilee year on Monday, ...

Upon arrival, Francis laid white roses on a memorial stone marking the Garden of Angels and silently prayed for several ...

Doha had announced the first such reunification last October, when it repatriated four Ukrainian children from Russia. South ...

He is credited with helping the church start to heal from the sexual-abuse scandal, but he still faces criticism from some ...

For All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the ...

The Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the "sacrament of goodbye," Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Synod on Synodality ... the faces of war-stricken terrorized children, weeping mothers, the shattered dreams of so many young people, refugees who face terrible journeys, the ...