When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

A ruling by the High Court of England and Wales published Feb. 21 confirmed that the Vatican Secretariat of State was deceived by Italian financier Raffaele Mincione.

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...

Artists and cultural figures must be "custodians of the beatitudes," embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth ...

With more than 4.7 million hashtags, Notre Dame Cathedral in France ranks as the most Instagrammable religious landmark in the world.

(Reuters) - Nicaragua's government described the Vatican as "depraved" and "pedophile" on Sunday, two days after an interview on Catholic television channel EWTN with exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando ...

VATICAN—Another woman was appointed at the ... as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State. Italian Sister Raffaella Petrini, who currently serves as secretary ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...

(Photo from CBCP) The centuries-old St. Gregory the Great Parish Church, commonly known as Majayjay Church in Laguna, has been officially designated as a minor basilica by the Vatican. This historic ...

Palm Sunday is how Easter week begins in Vatican City. However, that is not the end of the events that occur. The following Thursday is Holy Thursday and starting around 9:30 AM the Chrism Mass ...

But it was only made official by Pope Pius V in 1570. Mainly, in Vatican City and throughout Rome and Italy, people celebrate Saint Joseph’s Day by attending special masses, joining in parades, ...