Leaders of Sinn Fein will not travel to the White House to participate in St. Patrick's Day festivities in Washington, D.C.

The pontiff reappeared in public for the first time since he was diagnosed with bronchitis on Thursday to celebrate an ...

Over the Feb. 8-9 weekend, approximately 30,000 men and women from more than 100 countries participated in various ...

“I would like to recall the teaching of the Church in this regard: The Second Vatican Council says that those who exercise their profession in the ranks of the army in the service of their ...

VATICAN—Another woman was appointed at the ... as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State. Italian Sister Raffaella Petrini, who currently serves as secretary ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...

The city lies on the approach to Pokrovsk, a key target for Putin's generals as they attempt to take full control of the Donetsk region. Pokrovsk is a crucial logistics hub for Ukraine's army in ...

The U.S. Army has started construction work on an ammunition manufacturing facility at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri. The military branch said Thursday the new ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...

But it was only made official by Pope Pius V in 1570. Mainly, in Vatican City and throughout Rome and Italy, people celebrate Saint Joseph’s Day by attending special masses, joining in parades, ...

Sudan's military on Thursday launched a multi-pronged advance to reclaim central Khartoum, an army source told AFP, after a weeks-long Sudan’s army soldiers celebrate the army’s liberation of ...