the niches in St. Peter’s—designed by Bernini in the 17th century—have preserved three other major relics: a piece of the “True Cross,” a fragment of the “Holy Lance,” and the skull ...

As a lay Catholic myself, I consider my secular writing, speaking, and teaching to be the principal way that I share my faith ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ... “How is it that the Holy Father is able to deal with President Trump, for example ...

the Vatican is the city-state governed by the Holy See where the pope, heir to the throne of Peter, exerts his power. The smallest state in the world, it is made up of the Curia — the government ...

Sunrise presenter Edwina Bartholomew has called out Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to do more to address violence against women following the death of 19-year-old Audrey Griffin.

He last appeared in public on Sunday with an Easter blessing and popemobile tour through a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square ... “He called us last time, it was Saturday, Holy Saturday, two days ...

It may sound the humane, common-sense answer to all the ills of the fractured Holy Land but how many Israelis will ever consent to live next door to a Palestinian state, fearing every day that the ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of ...

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica to mark the start of the Catholic Jubilee Year, at the Vatican, Dec. 24, 2024. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.) Listen ROME ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter and activist whose work in Peter, Paul and Mary made him one of the most beloved folk acts of the 1960s, has died. He was 86. Yarrow died of bladder cancer on ...

Peter Yarrow, one of three singers in the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. He was 86. Yarrow passed away Tuesday after a four-year battle with bladder cancer, his publicist ...