Most of the church building dates back to the 13th century. It is composed of a basilical Romanesque nave flanked by two Gothic choirs in the east and in the west. The west choir with the famous ...

Grimaldi) More than 250,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square and Vatican City today (April 26) to pay tribute to Pope Francis, the charismatic leader of the Catholic Church who electrified ...

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Pope Leo XIV has met with members of his Augustinian religious order during a visit to the congregation’s headquarters ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of communication in favor of peace.” ...

The privacy is intended to foster honest discernment, allowing each Cardinal to choose the person they believe is best suited to lead the Catholic Church at this moment in its history. Kelly said ...

Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron saints” of the city of Rome under Roman Catholic tradition. Thus, the two saints are remembered on ...

The formal inauguration Mass – for the first US pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church – will be held in St. Peter's Square on 18 May. He will also preside over the ...

Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church ... Friday night’s game against Miami. “It’s awesome.” ...

A 33-year-old pastor of a central Florida church was arrested in Virginia following accusations that he molested two girls in his congregation, police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A pastor ...

New Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost, bows to thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter ... St. Paul offered a rule of conduct for all who serve within the Church’s hierarchical structure ...

"The last thing I imagined was an American pope," said Daniel Runde, 21, a Catholic from the United States who was in St. Peter's Square ... pope — who leads a church that includes Catholics ...