The Catholic Church opened the solemn Lenten season leading to Easter on Wednesday without the participation of Pope Francis, ...

Tour-guide organization plans customized itineraries for parishes, private groups and high-school students — and runs as ...

"The night was quiet, the pope was resting," the Holy See, the Vatican's press office, said in a brief statement on Sunday morning.

Catholic women frustrated over being disenfranchised by the church despite promises of greater recognition are going on ...

Perhaps the most unsung heroes in the world are Catholic sisters who have taken on the role of mothers for children without ...

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

"We're calling the women of the Catholic Church to join together in striking ... But before the synod's final meeting in Rome, where women were given a vote in the proceedings alongside bishops ...

TORVAIANICA, Italy — Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish church to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle pneumonia in a ...

In 2016, the Zaheda flew to Italy from Lesbos on the pope’s plane. “He’s a gift from paradise,” Hasan Zaheda said on Sunday. ...

According to the Roman police, nearly a dozen tourists are fined for dipping everything from their toes to water bottles into the fountain each year.