The Governorate of Vatican City State has announced the origins of the fir tree and Nativity scene that will adorn St.

The decorations in St. Peter’s Square will once again have an Italian touch. The day will begin with several audiences with ...

“A gift, unlike restitution, is offered in freedom and friendship, as a sign of renewed relationship and mutual respect ...

Pope Leo XIV has criticized prison overcrowding during a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families.

Pope Leo XIV strongly criticised prison overcrowding and inadequate inmate rehabilitation programmes during a special Mass at ...

Group calls it ‘shocking’ that Vatican commission believes ‘masculinity of Christ is integral part of sacramental identity’ ...

From tiny island nations to historic European microstates, these countries have the smallest populations in the world in 2025.

On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV called for nations to give out amnesties and pardons to prisoners during the Jubilee year.

The women meet all the requirements except one: they're not men. As deacons, they could preach at Mass and preside over baptisms, weddings and funerals.

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in ...

Pope Leo XIV is ready to visit Ukraine, though security concerns pose challenges. However, the Vatican has already developed an organizational plan that would allow the visit to take place, according ...

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all ...