Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

The appointment of both a nun as prefect and a cardinal as pro-prefect of a Vatican dicastery marks an unprecedented ...

French Bishop Dominique Rey said he was recently informed by the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador in France, that Pope Francis ...

By Francesca Merlo Over half a million pilgrims have already passed through St Peter’s Basilica's Holy Door since the Jubilee ...

More than half a million people passed through the Holy Door at St Peter's in the first two weeks since Pope Francis launched ...

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Simona Brambilla to lead a Vatican department, naming the first woman head of the office that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders and congregations.

New requirements are being introduced for non-European Union nationals travelling for short stays in 29 European counties, ...

In a speech delivered at the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council in Valletta, Malta, December 5, the Vatican official underscored the urgent need for OSCE member states to rise above their divisions and ...

The 88-year-old, who has been suffering from a cold in recent days, will at 7:00 pm (1800 GMT) open the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican ... on the official site is Italian ...

Rome has shifted into high gear for the opening of Jubilee 2025, a blockbuster year-long celebration in the Catholic world that begins Christmas Eve. The Jubilee is a centuries-old tradition packed ...

"Very happy to hear that [Brian Burch] has been selected to be the next Ambassador to the Vatican," his post on X read. "Brian has been a leading voice in the Catholic community here in America ...