When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

But Francis was also echoing St. Peter’s own recognition of his sinfulness, as he responded to Jesus when he first called him ...

The beloved religious institution is now the Basilica of St. Edward, just as church officials begin to plan a centenary ...

Questions about the possibility of opening the diaconate to women were part of the conversation Feb. 21 at Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

A British court has largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in ...

The stories about Catholics that Hollywood tells—and awards—has as much to do with what is happening with the church ...

The Vatican was "utterly let down" by an Italian financier over the Catholic Church's botched investment in a high-end London property, a judge ruled on Friday following a trial at which a senior aide ...

The Jubilee of Deacons is taking place in Rome February 21–23, without Pope Francis, still hospitalized. The permanent ...

A British court has largely backed the Vatican and refused to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in ...

Francis, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory infection in his youth and has been plagued by ailing health recently, last ...

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

It comes as the pope is reportedly rushing to tie up loose ends and secure his legacy ahead of the race to succeed him. It ...