The Church of St. Vitale is the oldest Christian church still standing in the center of Rome and contains the first image of ...

The EU-Western Balkans summit on Dec. 17 in Brussels brings together European Union leaders and their counterparts from six ...

The Jubilee Year of Hope concludes Jan. 6, but the graces will continue. Pope Francis urged the faithful to make a pilgrimage ...

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ...

Catholicism provided greater certainty than the Church of England, which was considered a wishy-washy institution by many in ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

In his papal bull proclaiming the Jubilee Year, the late Pope Francis emphasized the theme of hope, a much-needed virtue in a ...

Pope Leo XIV has met with members of Italy’s intelligence services and warned them not to use confidential information for ...

Leo seems to be understanding that his ministry must be open to the world — a world that does not understand Italian.

This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...