Sister Simona Brambilla, 60, of Italy will be prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

President Jimmy Carter’s funeral will begin on Saturday with a procession in Georgia, where he will be honored throughout the state. Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who ...

People celebrated with fervour and took to social media to reflect on 2024 as well as share their hopes for the year ...

Pope Francis delivers Mass on World Day of Peace Pope Francis delivers Mass on World Day of Peace. Watch more on Independent ...

Pope Francis visits Rebibbia Prison in Rome, where he will symbolically open a Holy Door with inmates and preside over a Mass ...

Pope Francis opens Holy Door in Rome’s Rebibbia prison Pope Francis goes to Rome's Rebibbia prison to open a Holy Door, one ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

Pope Francis is delivering his "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing on Christmas Day from Vatican City.

Watch live as Pope Francis delivers his annual “Urbi et Orbi” speech on Christmas Day from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands ...

Pope Francis will mark Christmas Eve on Tuesday ... in front of 30,000 people and a live TV audience around the world. Over the next 12 months, pilgrims will pass through the large and imposing ...

If you can't make it to Rome this Christmas Eve, you can still watch Pope Francis' traditional holiday mass from the comfort of your home.