Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks ...

Israeli authorities allowed a rare Gaza visit by the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Cardinal Pierbattista ...

Pope Francis urged inmates to never give up hope as he inaugurated the Vatican’s Jubilee Year at the high-security Rebibbia ...

May this be the last wartime Christmas, Cardinal Krajewski prays in Kharkiv, as he celebrated Mass in Ukraine amidst Russia's ...

VATICAN CITY—Pope Francis presided over his weekly ... greeted the artists and donors responsible for all the Vatican’s Christmas decorations this year, which include various depictions ...

The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his ... the artists and donors responsible for all the Vatican’s Christmas decorations this year, which include various ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element: a keffiyeh-draped ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The large crowd gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Saturday evening (Dec. 7) for the annual ceremony for the lighting of the Vatican’s 98-foot-tall Christmas tree heard ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his weekly general audience Wednesday alongside a Palestinian-crafted Nativity scene that was missing its eyebrow-raising signature element ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis presided over his ... greeted the artists and donors responsible for all the Vatican’s Christmas decorations this year, which include various depictions ...