A priest accused of failing repeatedly to report sexual abuse has just been elevated to president of the university.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prayed would be undertaken elsewhere, as he welcomed an agreement the Vatican helped ...

The call from bestselling British novelist Robert Harris came out of the blue: “I write fiction but my project is extremely ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 18. How was the ecumenical movement born? What have been its major advances? A look back at the history of the rapprochement of Christians which, ...

An Italian bishop has insisted that the rules for admission to the priesthood in his home country haven t changed amid ...

Ferrer, the leader of the dissident organization Patriotic Union of Cuba, had previously been in prison because of his ...

Pope Francis fell and hurt his right arm on Thursday, six weeks after badly bruising his chin in another fall ...

Pope Francis fell at the Vatican and suffered a minor forearm injury. This incident adds to his ongoing health challenges, ...

The Vatican has stressed that AI should enhance human dignity rather than undermine it, and that technological advancements ...

The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain ...

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

Bishop Stefano Manetti of Fiesole, Italy, clarifies new document on the formation of priests, saying it reiterates past ...