In essence, both suggested that due to irregularities in the 2013 resignation announcement of Pope Benedict XVI, Francis was ...

Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus have jointly launched a "Pope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club" in Rome in an effort to usher in a ...

A new underpass under construction near St Peter's is set to open on 20 December, in time for the Vatican's Jubilee Year 2025 ...

It was a slow Saturday morning in May 2017 when Maria Laurino got a phone call from her cousin, John Mantica. He was seeking directions through New York City, where Laurino lived, but ended up ...

Nov. 14 marked the closing of the diocesan phase of the cause for the beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe, the 28th superior ...

Plans to offer Airbnb customers the chance to take part in gladiator-style battles in Rome’s Colosseum have been decried as ...

A local Italian group launched an online petition urging Pope Francis, the Vatican and others to stop the "fir tree-icide" of cutting down a 200-year-old red pine to decorate St. Peter's Square for ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City, ...

Rome, in Italian territory near the border with the Vatican City, 15 October 2008. (Photo by CLAUDIO PERI/EPA/MaxPPP) Public debate over certain papal teachings remains prohibited within the ...

By the end of this tour, you’ll have gained detailed insight into the Vatican's rich history and gotten to know this iconic ultimate Rome venue before most people have even had their morning coffee.

Rome's Catholic, Muslim and Jewish leaders have ... performs in the Italian capital on Sunday a stone's throw away from Vatican City. The lapsed-Catholic diva's latest irreverent performance ...

and they worry that the crime will only increase as more people travel to Rome for the Vatican Jubilee – an event in the Catholic Church that will bring pilgrims to the city. Claudio Pica is the ...