Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving ...

WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A provisional document published ... has been pushing the envelope in terms of making the Catholic Church more palatable to modern concerns by suggesting a greater role ...

A young Italian couple is going to court in the Vatican tribunal to challenge a new ban on workplace marriages imposed by the ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic ...

Caught between his progressive inner circle and an influx of conservatism, the Holy Father should 'brace' himself for a ...

The document establishes a Christian framework for understanding human intelligence as a gift from God, emphasizing ...

The Vatican City State’s first decree regulating the ... the integrity of the Catholic Church, or the Vatican’s institutional activities is prohibited. In an effort to oversee compliance ...

Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini will become head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State in March.

Pope Francis has appointed Indian Cardinal George Koovakad, 51, as the Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, ...

Tom Homan said the Pope should focus on "fixing the Catholic Church" instead of criticizing U.S. immigration policies.

An unholy war is brewing in the Catholic Church, said Paola Totaro in The ... Sister Raffaella Petrini, to run the Vatican City State – the first time a woman has ever been given the role.