VATICAN CITY, February 23. /TASS/. Although Pope Francis' condition continues to be critical, he is "alert and well-oriented, the press service of the Holy See said.

The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary celebration.

Yet that is essentially our reality, as the flame war over Vice President JD Vance’s reference to the Augustinian doctrine of ordo amoris (“order of love” or “order of charity”) enters its third week ...

A US military aircraft carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants landed at Amritsar International Airport. This is the second deportation by the Trump administration targeting illegal immigrants. The ...

Pope Francis issued a major rebuke Tuesday to the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations of migrants, warning that the forceful ...

(Reuters) - Nicaragua's government described the Vatican as "depraved" and "pedophile" on Sunday, two days after an interview on Catholic television channel EWTN with exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando ...

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 ...

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, ...