The United States sent condolences to Ukraine after Russian missile strikes on the northeastern city of Sumy killed at least ...

A Vatican spokesman told journalists the pope had wanted to get some air and then decided to extend his time outside of his ...

Today’s religious identities have more to do with political decisions made centuries ago than with personal faith.

Antoni Gaudí, architect of the Sagrada Família, is one step closer to becoming a saint after the Vatican recognized him for ...

The recent restoration of the funerary monument of Urban VIII is displayed to journalists inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the ...

Pope Francis' surprise visit to St. Peter's Basilica to pray and see ongoing restoration work is a clear sign that his ...

As Pope Francis maintains an intense schedule as sovereign of Vatican City State and Holy Father to an estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics world wide, from apostolic visits to private audiences ...

Breathing in wildfire smoke or automobile-related city smog doesn't just ... Feb. 27, 2025 — Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds ...

Pope Francis shared that he is experiencing “healing,” specifically “in my soul and my body,” as he reaches the eighth day of the minimum two-month period of rest and convalescence ...