Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit and celebration of Mass on Sunday, the parish priest of St. Thomas of Villanova in Castel ...

Discover the breathtaking Italian garden known as 'The Pope's Playground,' which combines the beauty of nature with wonderful historic pieces of art.

Visitors to northeastern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region might also accidentally stumble into another country entirely. Tiny San Marino is Europe’s smallest democracy and has ancient traditions dating ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY: The floral coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV has been completed in the Vatican Gardens, on the slope in front of the Governor’s Palace, descending toward the apse of St. Peter’s Basilica.

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry explore the pope’s message to the Vatican workforce and recap Pope Leo’s formal installation at the Basilica of St. John Lateran ...

A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys. Most churches in Italy will soon be replacing the metal shield of the coat of arms of Pope Francis that ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys. Most churches in Italy will soon be replacing the metal shield of the coat of arms ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A new pope means a new papal coat of arms topped by the papal miter and a set of crossed keys. Most churches in Italy will soon be replacing the metal shield of the coat of arms ...

Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presides over his inauguration Mass.

The specifics of the church's finances have always been shrouded in secrecy, even from the pope himself, and tradition is difficult to change, especially within the church hierarchy.