Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break ...

The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and beatified by the Vatican have been transferred to a local cathedral. Hundreds of Catholic faithful gathered ...

ROME – Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the ...

Explore Rome, the Eternal City, in a virtual tour of its most iconic landmarks and historic sites. Visit the Colosseum, the ...

Pope Leo XIV on July 3 appointed two prominent cardinals, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass. He used a new set of prayers imploring care ...

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ...

An estimated 10,000 Korean Catholics were killed for their faith in bouts of persecution that lasted about 100 years ...

Dozens of people were injured, including 10 police officers and a firefighter, officials said. The cause of the blast was not ...

The killing of Bruno, a decorated sniffer dog who ingested sausages stuffed with nails, has set off an outpouring of grief in ...

A Milwaukee police officer who was shot Thursday while responding to a call died three days later, the police department ...

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