Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs ...

The pope’s message for the 59th World Day of Social Communications, observed on 1 June, is released on the feast day of Saint ...

VATICAN CITY, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has dissolved a Catholic religious ... was founded in Peru by Luis Fernando Figari in 1971. Pope John Paul II granted it recognition as an official ...

WITH ruthless ambition, suspense and even spies, hit movie Conclave lays bare the fight to succeed as a new Pope. The thriller has not only won critical plaudits, yesterday it clinched a ...

International Days of Saint Francis de Sales, being held in Rome during the Jubilee of the World of Communication, bring ...

The legend of Pope Francis seems to grow with each new ... A joyful "We did it!" World War II–era Pope Pius XII is a controversial figure, long accused of indifference toward the plight of ...

The Catholic Church has its own history of prophetic voices using the moral authority of the priesthood to remind political ...

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, OP, concluded his term as archbishop of Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, his 80th birthday, when Pope Francis accepted ... Pope John Paul II named the theologian ...

Today, Andrew and Anne and their baby boy live on their 65-acre farm in western Pennsylvania, purchased a year ago, and have ...

Historian Yvonnick Denoël delves into recently declassified documents for his book 'Vatican Spies', revealing an intricate ...

and also according to the correct understanding of the "principle of totality" illustrated by our predecessor Pope Pius XII. Paul VI, Humanae Vitae #17 John Paul II: The Church has always taught ...

Shira Klein, chair of the history department at Chapman University, said there is a popular misconception about Italy’s ...