In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

A man was arrested at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Friday after he climbed onto the main altar and knocked six large candelabra to the ground.

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the ...

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...

At one point it appeared nearly inevitable that St. Joseph Church would be toppled with a wrecking ball. Indeed, the Diocese ...

The novelist was based in Rome while writing his new novel and says the footprints of the Irish are all over the Eternal City ...

The world’s smallest nation has an outsized history as the seat of the Catholic Church, and an incredible collection of art ...

The sacred performance signals a deepening of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue and a potential step toward a papal visit to Serbia.

The Holy Doors of the basilicas of Rome, the beautiful churches, the countryside around Assisi, the gelato and the pasta and ...