When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

Pope Francis with Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, during the consistory for creation of new cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica, December 7, 2024, Vatican City ... to build walls or discriminate ...

By Francesca Jonica This is an independently submitted op-ed for our Quill section. Views and statements made in this article ...

With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

Six senior Justice Department officials resigned rather than dismiss charges against New York City's mayor, Eric Adams, as ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis is running a mild fever and was in “fair” condition at Rome’s Gemelli hospital where he was ...

Pope Francis' humanity is to be commended, but his criticism of U.S. immigration enforcement actions rings hollow.

With the movie Conclave earning eight Oscar nominations, we decode the ending of the thriller that takes place in Vatican ...

The thousand or so citizens of Vatican City remain exclusively Catholic. If the smallest country in the world can decide to limit citizenship on the basis of ...

In a newly written letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis has strongly condemned one of Trump’s ...

The U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan.

Italy’s Eternal City might be known for bringing history alive but it turns out it’s also quite affordable for a city break – ...