Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break ...

All Christian catacombs in Rome are property of the Catholic Church, and no one is allowed to explore them without special permission from the Vatican. "It's not so easy to get the permission.

The Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square, was transformed on Sunday into a vibrant ...

As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and ...

The Gospel passage for Peter and Paul is Matthew 16: “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church.” Leo XIV began ...

The Making of St. Peter's Basilica and The Transformation of Rome is not just for historians and art lovers-it's for anyone seeking to understand how faith, power, and human aspiration converged ...

Omaha archbishop follows in steps of St. Peter during ceremony in Rome Kevin Cole Jun 29, 2025 Updated Jun 30, 2025 0 ...

Thank you for courageously accepting the Lord’s invitation to follow him, to be disciples, to enter the seminary,” Pope Leo ...

The tomb of St. Eusebius at the Catacombs of St. Callistus in Rome has been restored. Vatican officials celebrated the restoration Jun 4. After only four months as pontiff, Eusebius was exiled to ...

Take a drone flight of discovery high above the four Papal Basilicas of Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and Santa Maria Maggiore. These sacred sites are the ...

Object Details Description On October 12, 1938, in coordination with the 1938 meeting of the International Christian Archaeological Congress, the Vatican issued a set of six stamps. The set features ...