VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked people to fast Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East ...

Pope Leo XIV asked people to fast Friday to pray for peace and justice in the Middle East and Ukraine, issuing a special ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of ...

On Friday, Catholics have been called to pray and fast for people suffering in wars, including those in Gaza in the Holy Land ...

The Priestly Society of St. Pius X, a traditionalist Catholic society that has experienced a troubled relationship with the ...

The world's 10 smallest cities have been revealed, andVatican City only just cracks the top five.

There can be no greater honour, surely, than for a Roman Catholic to be declared a saint. It is a sign that the Church ...

Two cardinals of the Catholic Church from Africa were rejuvenated below the age of 80 this week, allowing them to vote in the upcoming conclave. It wasn’t the kind of miraculous event referred ...

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church does not get paid what many consider a traditional salary. Instead, the Vatican provides for the pontiff's needs, from housing, food, transportation and ...

The Catholic Church, with its more than 1 billion adherents, "now stands at a crossroads of Francis' construction." ...

Pope Francis attends the opening of a global child protection summit for reflections on the sex abuse crisis within the Catholic Church, Feb. 21, 2019, at the Vatican.