For decades, unwed mothers in Italy were pressured to give up children born out of wedlock. Thousands were sent to America.

An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and ...

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return ...

Today, I focus on another such rule, which may well be the most important of all: “Never forget the Vatican is in Italy.” That’s by way of saying that despite the Vatican’s pretense of ...

The Vatican decree was issued shortly after Italy, which surrounds the tiny city-state, said it would tighten restrictions to try to curb a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections.

The Vatican is providing the faithful with three days to pay their respects. St. Peter's Basilica was scheduled to remain open Wednesday until midnight, then reopen Thursday from 7 a.m. to ...

Faithful hold Israel and Vatican flags during the noon Angelus prayer with Pope Leon XIV, in the square in front of the ...