Pope Francis this week made the novel decision to appoint the first-ever woman as prefect of a Vatican department, naming ...

Does the Holy See possess one of the world’s best intelligence services, and has it always been so? Every week, La Croix’s ...

Pope John Paul II made history by becoming the first leader of the Vatican to visit Greece in nearly 1300 years.

He is appointing Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian nun, to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the ...

Pope John Paul II, who helped Ronald Reagan topple the Soviet Union, will go down in history as the anti-communist pope.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Offering his condolences, Pope Francis praised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s Christian faith and ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ...

The appointment of Robert W. McElroy is a signal of the pope’s priorities, two weeks before Donald J. Trump’s term begins.

The star,” Pope Francis said, “speaks to us of that unique light that can show to all people the way to salvation and ...

Despite theological differences with Catholic teaching on several social issues, Carter maintained respectful dialogue with ...