Adding some sweetness to the usual general audience-focused Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV was presented with two lambs Jan. 21 as ...

Centuries-old artifacts tied to the Roman Catholic Church have found their way to museums and private collections around the world, and one of the most comprehensive collections outside of Vatican ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Two Roman Catholic priests who were imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were released from prison Thursday following talks with the ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, held his first mass in the Sistine Chapel Friday morning. It comes after he was selected by the papal conclave to take over as leader of the 1.4 ...

Today, May 7, a conclave will begin in the Vatican. This is a special gathering of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church who are to elect a new Pope, who will become the successor of the deceased ...

(RNS) — From the end of the 20th century until his death, Allen was essential reading for anyone who cared about the inner ...

John L. Allen Jr., the fastidious American journalist who demystified Vatican affairs for English speakers for decades, died ...

The U.S. bishops’ special message on immigration was a positive example, reflecting consensus rather than the triumph of one ...

Two Catholic priests in Belarus will be released from prison in an act of “goodwill” after national leaders engaged in talks with the Vatican. The state media organ BelTA reported on Nov. 20 that ...