Vatican City holds the title of being the smallest country not only in Europe but in the world, both in terms of its size and ...

Jubilees are typically celebrated every 25 years in the Catholic Church. Here's why, including tips on where to stay, what to ...

Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae ...

The Vatican City State has toughened sanctions for those who try to illegally enter its territory in areas where free access ...

Above all, he is the People's Pope – a light of faith, hope, and love that shines brightly across the world," it says. This ...

A new document by the Italian bishops’ conference states that being openly gay no longer bars candidates from discerning the ...

"Each time a pope takes ill, the winds of a conclave always feel as if they are blowing," Francis writes in his new memoir, ...

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

He asked everyone to pray for young people who are suffering from injustice ... private tour inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the largest church in the world. Watch Sunday's 60 Minutes ...

Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged "all people of all nations" to find courage during this Holy Year "to silence the sounds of arms and ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge ...