Meanwhile, the Vatican hierarchy went on the defensive to tamp down rumors and speculation that Francis might decide to resign. There is no provision in canon law for what to do if a pope becomes ...

Four Frenchwomen who were sent by the Nazis to a camp for female prisoners found support in one another—during and after ...

The Mass, along with other steps, show Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Catholic Church building on the environmental commitment of ...

As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

The new Mass, Pro Custodia Creationis (For the Care of Creation), was initially ordered by Pope Francis, who made the ...

Vatican City, Jun 11, 2025 / 13:57 pm Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday received U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in an audience held in the study of the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.

Vatican announces Carlo Acutis will be canonized as first millennial saint on September 7, following recognition of a miracle involving a Costa Rican woman's recovery from brain injury ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health system is improving its methods for early detection of sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the immune system reacts to infection by attacking the ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health system is improving its methods for early detection of sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the immune system reacts to infection by attacking the ...

The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a fundraising video centred on newly elected Pope Leo, urging the faithful to support his mission amid a serious financial crisis for the Catholic Church.

The world seems more fractured than at any point in recent memory since World War II. Yet amid this turmoil, the Vatican is ...