Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

Many Christians of the Holy Land rejoiced at the election of Pope Leo XIV as the successor to Saint Peter. Many of us hope that the new pope will follow the legacy of his predecessor, Pope Francis, ...

In 2024, the U.N. counted more than 36,000 civilian deaths in 14 armed conflicts, warning that the actual total is "likely ...

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia addressed the U.N. Security Council last week, underscoring the Holy See’s concern for civilians ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

The specifics of the church's finances have always been shrouded in secrecy, even from the pope himself, and tradition is ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on May 17 that the Vatican could serve as a venue for future peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Speaking to reporters in Rome ahead of his meeting with ...

Vatican journalists crowded into a side room of the Holy See Press Office on Saturday to get a full update on the pontiff’s health after he took a turn for the worse the afternoon before.

Experience Opera Aperta at La Biennale di Venezia. A collaborative architectural project highlighting restoration and public ...

The 70-year-old veteran diplomat was Francis' secretary of state, essentially the Holy See's prime minister. Though associated closely with Francis' pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in ...

Russian officials are also unable to fly there due to Western restrictions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other ...