McElroy, known for a pastoral approach to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, will take over an archdiocese still bruised by a ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

The security mission of Swiss Guard extends to the Pope's apostolic travels, the pontifical palace of Castel Gandolfo, and ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City ...

In a rare conversation with Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis talked about Catholics in Gaza and the legacy he hopes to leave in ...

January 3 is a significant day in history. It was on this day in 1925 that Benito Mussolini declared himself Italy’s dictator ...

The Vatican City State court has returned guilty verdicts against the former director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, its former manager and his wife on charges of embezzlement and misappropriation ...

The lord mayor of Westminster in London said he is “blown over” after being chosen to become a papal knight — the highest honor a lay Catholic can receive from the Vatican. Councillor Robert ...

Contrary to false allegations in the media, the request of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa ...

Its main attractions include St. Peter's Square, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; St. Peter's Basilica, with its iconic dome ...

Francis issued a less critical address to the Vatican's lay employees who gathered in the city state's main audience hall along with their families. Francis thanked them for their service and ...