Pointing to the perils of pastoral pessimism, Pope Francis urged a congregation of teaching sisters on Saturday to cultivate joy in their ministry, warning them that stern countenances drive people ...

The large olive wood Jesus Child with open arms, carved by the master artisans of Bethlehem in the Holy Land, has been placed ...

A new pedestrian square and walkway connecting Rome’s historic center to the Vatican and renovations to the Trevi Fountain ...

Visitor numbers to Rome are expected to double to about 60 million during the year — on the theme “ Pilgrims of Hope” — and ...

Days earlier, just before Christmas, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the executions of 37 prisoners, responding to ...

Church leaders have “a sense of hope for Syria’s future”, the apostolic nuncio said, after the Patriarchs and Heads of ...

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to ...

That said, some traditional Catholic households keep their Christmas trees up until Feb. 2 — 40 days after Christmas — to ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to ...

His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Wednesday, advocated debt forgiveness for poor countries to enable the internationally ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...