Women now hold roles that shape the Church’s global mission —from selecting bishops to overseeing humanitarian initiatives.

All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported.The Vatican also plans to use ...

It offers a rare glimpse into this ancient ritual, which is a process of prayer, discussion, spiritual reflection and divine ...

THE VATICAN (AP) — Black smoke is again pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic ...

ROME, Italy — When a new pope is needed, the College of Cardinals gather at the Vatican to vote and colored smoke flows out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney depending on the result — but what does it ...

A Vatican commission for the protection of children has said the mishandling by the Catholic Church’s leaders of sexual abuse allegations involving clergy is causing “ongoing harm” to victims, in a ...

Pope Leo was presented with a bracelet by Cate Blanchett and a personalised New York Knicks basketball jersey by Spike Lee as dozens of prominent figures from the world of cinema and television ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism ...

VATICAN CITY, — Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between Pope Francis' death and the election of his successor. The ...

A landmark musical event in the heart of Vatican City will stream live exclusively on Disney+ on September 13th. Co-directed by music icon Pharrell Williams and celebrated tenor Andrea Bocelli, the ...