While the Secret Service protects the U.S. president, the Swiss Guard protects the pope. So who are these men who ...

Sorry, prelates, to say that Europe is a "ripe fruit" is not equivalent to pronouncing that we Europeans must accept ...

At around 2:20pm, supporters begin streaming in to take their spots behind the barricades for a chance to see Pope Francis, ...

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The young couple’s quandary has caused consternation within the towering stone walls of the Vatican City State, the smallest ...

The Roman Catholic Church played an important part in East Timor’s independence struggle. But one of its heroes from that ...

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

For many trans women living on the fringes of the nation’s society, the Catholic Church is a haven, and Pope Francis a ...

The Vatican City, Rome and Italy are likely to see a surge of visitors in 2025, a Catholic Church Jubilee Year. The Italian ...