Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic ...

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

A cardinal who has been openly critical of Donald Trump is headed to the nation’s capital. Josh Fiallo. Breaking News Reporter ...

Comedian Nikki Glaser is set to ‘lightly roast’ room of stars including Glen Powell, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie and Zendaya ...

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 ...

Visitor numbers to Rome are expected to double to about 60 million during the year — on the theme “ Pilgrims of Hope” — and ...

In his first Angelus address of 2025, Pope Francis called for debt relief for the world’s poorest nations and renewed his appeals for peace.

Former President Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, his presidential library announced. At 100, Carter ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 ...

St. Joseph the Worker Latin Mass Parish in Tyler, Texas, continues to thrive, offering Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the ...

Pope Francis opened the 'Holy Door' of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of ...