The Vatican has been putting Christmas trees in St. Peter’s Square for 42 years, but this year’s Tannenbaum could land the ...

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, ...

The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at the ...

Pope Francis gestures as he shakes hands with Yelena Troufanov, who was part of a delegation of Israelis who were freed after ...

Pope Francis expressed hope that both the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations will collaborate to secure the return of those still held captive.

Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their ...

COMMENTARY: ‘The Vatican’s silence on human rights and religious freedom in China is profoundly disappointing and dangerously ...

Since establishing the World Day of the Poor in 2016, the Pope has held the annual tradition of welcoming Rome’s poor into ...

Can a speech really vault someone to the papacy? And what would happen if the newly elected pope dropped the chromosomal ...

Catholic institutions and individuals have hundreds of millions of dollars to invest but have almost no investment funds ...

The Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is hosting a conference on safeguarding in the Catholic ...