The Israeli cabinet still has to ratify the deal, and some details remained unresolved. President Biden said hostages were to be released over 42 days. The new interim Syrian government says it ...

During the Jan. 8 general audience held in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Pope Francis and those in attendance enthusiastically enjoyed a circus performance that included acrobatics and the ...

President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest U.S. civilian honor, the White House announced on Saturday. Biden, the nation's second ...

Pope Francis calls on all to walk through the "door of peace" this Christmas, overcoming divisions and striving for a just, lasting peace ...

The new guidelines approved in Italy make clear that homosexuality in itself need not preclude a man from being ordained a priest. All priests are required to maintain celibacy. Homosexual men can ...

A new tour of the Vatican Gardens at the pope’s summer palace in Castel Gandolfo is opening in the spring for jubilee pilgrims who wish to escape the crowds in Rome for a day and immerse ...

Di Vatican don approve new guidelines wey allow gay men to become priests as long as dem stay away from sex. Di announcement na unexpected adjustment to practice in di Catholic Church, from di ...

The assembled cardinals of all countries must be confined within the Vatican’s quarters, meeting each day to vote – and vote again – until a majority coalesces around the choice of a new Pope.

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Anthony Faiola is Rome Bureau Chief for The Washington Post. Faiola joined The Post in 1994 and has reported for the paper from more than 60 countries on six continents and served as bureau chief ...

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