At the World Synod in Rome, four women joined to advocate for ordaining women as deacons. Though the topic remains off the table officially, the message highlights the Church’s internal conflict ...

Praying hands are a commonplace of European art, but for Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera it’s all about the feet of the prayerful. Constellations of soles ...

The United Arab Emirates committed to cut its planet-warming emissions by 47% compared with 2019 levels by 2035 in its new national climate plan released on Thursday, ahead of next week's United ...

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

Pope Francis is hoping to visit Corsica, with discussions underway between the Vatican and Paris over a possible visit to the French island in mid-December, sources close to the matter said Thursday.

Prominent Italian Catholics have denounced the sacrilegious sex scene as not only demeaning to the faith, but the city of Naples itself.

The Vatican's secretary of state congratulated US president-elect Donald Trump Thursday, while expressing doubt that the Republican had a "magic wand" to end conflicts quickly as promised during the ...

On this week’s episode, host Colleen Dulle interviews Catholic author and academic Michael W. Higgins to discuss his new book ...

Her previous work appears in The New York Post and Popstar! Magazine. Buda Mendes/Getty, Grant Halverson/Getty The New Orleans Saints have an accidental fan in Pope Francis. The 87-year-old pontiff is ...

History was made on Nov. 5, when Francis, the first Jesuit pope, visited the Gregorian University, the oldest and largest pontifical university in Rome, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1551.

Ukraine’s long-range missiles and drones can now target a third of Russia's nuclear infrastructure, putting the country at serious risk, according to Foreign Affairs magazine.