VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -China's government has recognized the authority of the Catholic bishop of Tianjin, Melchior Shi Hongzhen, the Vatican said on Tuesday, who had previously been placed under ...

While Indonesia's Catholic community is only 3 per cent of the population, it still numbers in the millions and plenty of its ...

While in Rome, she snapped glamorous photos showing off a chic floral dress, hat and gloves, posing in front of the ancient Vatican City architecture and admiring some of the gorgeous marble ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A newly released schedule for the second and final session of the Vatican Synod on Synodality underlines the Catholic Church’s plan to promote dialogue with other ...

In a powerful and candid statement, Pope Francis referred to both U.S. presidential candidates as "anti-life," urging voters ...

The Vatican prosecutor has opened a new investigation into the alleged leak of information about its “trial of the century” ...

China's government has recognized the authority of the Catholic bishop of Tianjin, Melchior Shi Hongzhen, the Vatican said on Tuesday, who had previously been placed under house arrest for ...

The Vatican this week unveiled a commemorative stamp to mark four decades of diplomatic relations with the United States. The two nations first announced diplomatic relations on Jan. 10, 1984.

He presides over the world’s smallest country, the Vatican City, where the Church’s governing structure, the Holy See, is based. The Holy See has diplomatic relations with 184 countries.

A representative of Pope Francis recently reaffirmed the Vatican’s opposition to lethal autonomous weapons systems, known popularly as “killer robots,” with the Vatican stressing that “no ...

After all, how many migrants is Pope Francis taking in this year? Furthermore, how many migrants does Vatican City allow to live in its city-state? The answer to both questions, however ...

Written under the pseudonym Xavier Rynne, his "Letters From Vatican City" caused a sensation by offering a behind-the-scenes look into the secret proceedings. (CNS file/The Catholic University of ...